[Feature] Update ixgbe and ixgbevf driver in 16.04

Bug #1536473 reported by XiongZhang
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intel
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linux (Ubuntu)
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Tim Gardner
Xenial
Fix Released
Medium
Tim Gardner

Bug Description

In order to sync with Intel ethernet drivers on Sourceforge, ixgbe and ixgbevf driver in 16.04 should be updated.

upstream schedule:
kernel: 3.15 later

Revision history for this message
Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) wrote :

Backported from v4.5-rc1

ixgbe: Make ATR recognize IPv6 extended headers
ixgbe: Fix MDD events generated when FCoE+SRIOV are enabled
ixgbe: Fix to get FDMI HBA attributes information with X550
ixgbe: Correct handling of any outer UDP checksum setting
ixgbe: do not call check_link for ethtool in ixgbe_get_settings()
ixgbe: fix broken PFC with X550
ixgbe: use correct FCoE DDP max check
ixgbe: Fill at least min credits to a TC credit refills
ixgbe: Fix bugs in ixgbe_clear_vf_vlans()
ixgbe: Correct X550EM_x revision check
ixgbe: fix RSS limit for X550
ixgbe: Clean up redundancy in hw_enc_features
ixgbe: report correct media type for KR, KX and KX4 interfaces
ixgbe: add support for QSFP PHY types in ixgbe_get_settings()
ixgbevf: minor cleanups for ixgbevf_set_itr()
ixgbevf: Fix handling of NAPI budget when multiple queues are enabled per vector
ixgbe: do not report 2.5 Gbps as supported
ixgbe: Clean stale VLANs when changing port VLAN or resetting
ixgbe: Clear stale pool mappings
ixgbe: Fix VLAN promisc in relation to SR-IOV
ixgbe: Add support for VLAN promiscuous with SR-IOV
ixgbe: Reorder search to work from the top down instead of bottom up
ixgbe: Add support for adding/removing VLAN on PF bypassing the VLVF
ixgbe: Simplify configuration of setting VLVF and VLVFB
ixgbe: Reduce VT code indent in set_vfta by introducing jump label
ixgbe: Simplify definitions for regidx and bit in set_vfta
ixgbe: Fix SR-IOV VLAN pool configuration
ixgbe: Return error on failure to allocate mac_table
ixgbevf: Handle extended IPv6 headers in Tx path
ixgbe: Always turn PHY power on when requested
ixgbe: Handle extended IPv6 headers in Tx path
ixgbe: Save VF info and take references
ixgbe: Wait for master disable to be set
ixgbe: Correct spec violations by waiting after reset
ixgbe: Update PTP to support X550EM_x devices
ixgbe: Allow FDB entries access to more RAR filters
ixgbe: Use __dev_uc_sync and __dev_uc_unsync for unicast addresses
ixgbe: Refactor MAC address configuration code
ixgbevf: Minor cleanups
ixgbevf: Use a private workqueue to avoid certain possible hangs
ixgbe: Use private workqueue to avoid certain possible hangs
ixgbe: Add support for newer thermal alarm
ixgbe: Prevent KR PHY reset in ixgbe_init_phy_ops_x550em
ixgbevf: fix spoofed packets with random MAC
ixgbevf: use ether_addr_copy instead of memcpy
ixgbe: Remove CS4227 diagnostic code
ixgbe/ixgbevf: use napi_schedule_irqoff()
ixgbevf: Limit lowest interrupt rate for adaptive interrupt moderation to 12K
ixgbe: Add KR mode support for CS4227 chip
ixgbe: Fix handling of NAPI budget when multiple queues are enabled per vector
ixgbe: fix multiple kernel-doc errors
ixgbe: Delete redundant include file
ixgbe: drop null test before destroy functions
igb: Explicitly label self-test result indices
igb: Improve cable length function for I210, etc.
igb: Don't add PHY address to PCDL address
igb: Remove GS40G specific defines/functions
igb: improve handling of disconnected adapters
igb: fix NULL derefs due to skipped SR-IOV enabling
igb: use the correct i210 register for EEMNGCTL
igb: don't unmap NULL hw_addr
igb: add 88E1543 initialization code

information type: Proprietary → Public
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial):
assignee: nobody → Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)
status: New → Fix Committed
penalvch (penalvch)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :
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This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.4.0-2.16

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linux (4.4.0-2.16) xenial; urgency=low

  [ Andy Whitcroft ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1539090
  * SAUCE: hv: hv_set_ifconfig -- convert to python3
    - LP: #1506521
  * SAUCE: dm: introduce a target_ioctl op to allow target specific ioctls
    - LP: #1538618

  [ Colin Ian King ]

  * SAUCE: ACPI / tables: Add acpi_force_32bit_fadt_addr option to force 32
    bit FADT addresses (LP: #1529381)
    - LP: #1529381

  [ John Johansen ]

  * SAUCE: (no-up): apparmor: fix for failed mediation of socket that is
    being shutdown
    - LP: #1446906

  [ Mahesh Salgaonkar ]

  * SAUCE: Powernv: Remove the usage of PACAR1 from opal wrappers
    - LP: #1537881
  * SAUCE: powerpc/book3s: Fix TB corruption in guest exit path on HMI
    interrupt.
    - LP: #1537881
  * SAUCE: KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Fix soft lockups in KVM on HMI for time
    base errors
    - LP: #1537881

  [ Paolo Pisati ]

  * SAUCE: arm64: errata: Add -mpc-relative-literal-loads to erratum
    #843419 build flags
    - LP: #1533009
  * [Config] MFD_TPS65217=y && REGULATOR_TPS65217=y
  * [Config] disable ARCH_ZX (ZTE ZX Soc)

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * Revert "SAUCE: (noup) cxlflash: a couple off by one bugs"
  * SAUCE: (no-up) Update bnx2x firmware to 7.12.30.0
    - LP: #1536719
  * SAUCE: drop obsolete bnx2x firmware
  * SAUCE: i40e: Silence 'may be used uninitialized' warnings
    - LP: #1536474
  * [Config] CONFIG_ZONE_DMA=y for amd64 lowlatency
    - LP: #1534647
  * [Config] Add pvpanic to virtual flavour
    - LP: #1537923
  * [Config] CONFIG_INTEL_PUNIT_IPC=m, CONFIG_INTEL_TELEMETRY=m
    - LP: #1520457

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * i40evf: fix compiler warning of unused variable
    - LP: #1536474
  * intel: i40e: fix confused code
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e/i40evf: remove unused tunnel parameter
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e: Change BUG_ON to WARN_ON in service event complete
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e: remove BUG_ON from feature string building
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e: remove BUG_ON from FCoE setup
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e: Workaround fix for mss < 256 issue
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e/i40evf: Add a stat to track how many times we have to do a force
    WB
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e: Move the saving of old link info from handle_link_event to
    link_event
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e/i40evf: Add comment to #endif
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e/i40evf: clean up error messages
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40evf: handle many MAC filters correctly
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e: return the number of enabled queues for ETHTOOL_GRXRINGS
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e: rework the functions to configure RSS with similar parameters
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e: create a generic configure rss function
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e: Bump version to 1.4.2
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e: add new fields to store user configuration
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e: rename rss_size to alloc_rss_size in i40e_pf
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e/i40evf: Fix RS bit update in Tx path and disable force WB
    workaround
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40e/i40evf: prefetch skb data on transmit
    - LP: #1536474
  * i40evf: rename VF adapter s...

Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in intel:
status: New → Fix Released
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