Bug#1024697: linux-image-5.10.0-19-cloud-amd64: Please backport fix for Bug #989040 : Missing CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT in kernel

[Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org>]

Hi Luis,

On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 11:59:23AM +0100, Louis Bouchard wrote:
> Package: src:linux
> Version: 5.10.149-2
> Severity: important
> X-Debbugs-Cc: lbouchard@scaleway.com
> 
> Dear Kernel team,
> 
> A fix for bug https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=989040 is
> included in kernel 5.13 but still not available for the stable kernel.
> 
> Could you please backport the fix for that bug into the stable 5.10 kernel
> so it becomes available in a standard Debian Bullseye installation. Without
> this fix, Debian Bullseye is unbootable in
> a virtual machine which uses Secure Enhanced Virtualization (SEV).
> 
> The fix is the enablement of the CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT configuration
> option.

I will likely pick that change as well for the next 5.10.y based
upload via the upcoming point release (it might count as "enabling
furhter hardware support" allowed for stable release updates).

Regards,
Salvatore