Comment 2 for bug 1712031

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Tymoteusz Kielan (tkielan) wrote : Re: PXE boot with Intel Omni-Path feature request

1. Feature Overview:
    a) Name of feature:
        Add Intel Omni-Path Architecture (OPA) Firmware to initrd.gz

    b) Feature Description:
        The initrd.gz supplied on Ubuntu 17.04 is missing
        the following firmware listed below in the /lib/firmware directory.
        As a result, PXE boot over fabric fails.

        hfi1_dc8051.fw
        hfi1_fabric.fw
        hfi1_pcie.fw
        hfi1_sbus.fw
        hfi1_smbus.fw (to be confirmed)

        These firmware binaries can be found in the standard Ubuntu distro or
        linux-firmware (except hfi1_smbus.fw)

2. Feature Details:
    a) Architectures:
        64-bit Intel EM64T/AMD64

    b) Drivers or hardware dependencies:
        Omni-Path HFI, HFI driver

    c) Upstream acceptance information:
        Part of linux-firmware

    d) Severity (H,M,L):
        High

    e) Feature Needed by:
        Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

3. Business Justification:
    a) Why is this feature needed?
        The firmware is required for the HFI card for Omni-Path Architecture.

    b) What hardware does this enable?
        Omni-Path HFI

    c) Is this hardware on-board in a system (eg, LOM) or an add-on card?
        PCIe card

    d) Business impact?
        Required for Omni-Path