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Title:
  [UBUNTU 25.04] lszcrypt output shows no cards because ap module has to
  be loaded manually

Status in Ubuntu on IBM z Systems:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux-hwe-6.14 package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Noble:
  Invalid
Status in linux-hwe-6.14 source package in Noble:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux source package in Plucky:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux-hwe-6.14 source package in Plucky:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Questing:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux-hwe-6.14 source package in Questing:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  [ Impact ]

  s390: Build ap driver into the kernel

  The adjunct processor (AP) bus driver is currently configured as a loadable 
module.
  This leads to a bug on systems that rely on early access to hardware
  cryptographic resources. In particular, encrypted root filesystems using 
secure keys
  may fail to boot if the AP module is not available at boot.

  Fix the issue by building the AP driver into the kernel.

  [ Fix ]

  The issue can be fixed by building the AP driver into the kernel:
  CONFIG_AP=y

  [ Test Plan ]

  Run the command lszcrypt.
  This should display the current state of crypto hardware
  even without explicitly load the ap module.

  [ Regression Potential ]

  The now built-in driver is small and unlikely to cause problems unless
  the target environment is extremely memory-constrained or the kernel
  image size approaches bootloader limits (rare on IBM Z mainframes).

  ---

  == Comment: #0 - Grgo Mariani <grgo.mari...@ibm.com> - 2025-06-23 00:28:40 ==
  ---Problem Description---
  Previously kernel built-in module ap now has to be loaded manually. This 
means that lszcrypt output will show no cards and pkey functionality cannot be 
used before the module is loaded.

  Terminal output shows:

  $ lszcrypt -V
  lszcrypt: Crypto device driver not available.
  $ modprobe ap
  $ lszcrypt -V
  CARD.DOM TYPE  MODE        STATUS     REQUESTS  PENDING HWTYPE QDEPTH 
FUNCTIONS  DRIVER
  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  00       CEX7A Accelerator online            0        0     13     08 
-MC-A-N-F- cex4card
  00.0017  CEX7A Accelerator online            0        0     13     08 
-MC-A-N-F- cex4queue
  $ modinfo ap
  filename:       
/lib/modules/6.14.0-22-generic/kernel/drivers/s390/crypto/ap.ko.zst
  license:        GPL
  description:    Adjunct Processor Bus driver
  author:         IBM Corporation
  srcversion:     99B7B128E77089951FE3C3A
  depends:
  intree:         Y
  name:           ap
  vermagic:       6.14.0-22-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
  sig_id:         PKCS#7
  signer:         Build time autogenerated kernel key

  ---Additional Hardware Info---
  CEX cards attached.

  ---Debugger---
  A debugger is not configured

  ---Steps to Reproduce---
   Install the distro (ubuntu 25.04) and run the following commands:
  $ lszcrypt
  $ modinfo ap
  $ modprobe ap
  $ lszcrypt

  ---uname output---
  Linux SYSTEM 6.14.0-22-generic #22-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 21 13:32:46 UTC 2025 
s390x s390x s390x GNU/Linux

  Contact Information = grgo.mari...@ibm.com christian.r...@de.ibm.com

  Machine Type = Manufacturer:         IBM              Type:
  8561 Model:                701              T01

  System Dump Info:
    The system is not configured to capture a system dump.

  Stack trace output:
   no

  Oops output:
   no

  == Comment: #2 - Holger Dengler <holger.deng...@ibm.com> - 2025-06-23 
02:25:11 ==
  The architecture default-configurations all configure ap as built-in. If a 
distribution decides to do it different, they should be aware of such 
regression cases. In my opinion, it is the responsibility of the distro to fix 
this. Either by change the configuration for ap or by loading the ap module 
explicitly.

  There is also another aspect: if customres use encrypted disks with
  paes, it might also be necessary to include the ap module in the
  initramfs and load it explicitly there as well. Otherwise it will be
  hard to decrypt the disk, if secure keys are used.

  == Comment: #3 - Grgo Mariani <grgo.mari...@ibm.com> - 2025-06-23 03:30:40 ==
  Good catch, the ap module is not listed in the initrd

  $ lsinitramfs /boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r) | grep ap
  usr/lib/modules/6.14.0-22-generic/kernel/drivers/base/regmap
  
usr/lib/modules/6.14.0-22-generic/kernel/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-mmio.ko.zst
  usr/lib/modules/6.14.0-22-generic/kernel/drivers/md/dm-snapshot.ko.zst
  etc/console-setup/cached_UTF-8_del.kmap.gz
  usr/bin/mkswap
  usr/bin/loadkmap
  usr/bin/dumpkmap
  usr/lib/multipath/libprioontap.so
  usr/lib/s390x-linux-gnu/libcap-ng.so.0
  usr/lib/s390x-linux-gnu/libcap-ng.so.0.0.0
  usr/lib/s390x-linux-gnu/libcap.so.2
  usr/lib/s390x-linux-gnu/libcap.so.2.73
  usr/lib/s390x-linux-gnu/libdevmapper-event.so.1.02.1
  usr/lib/s390x-linux-gnu/libdevmapper.so.1.02.1

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