Comment 12 for bug 1521612

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Ming Lei (tom-leiming) wrote : Re: [Bug 1521612] Re: Continued TFTP timeouts when PXE booting via grub

Hi Dann,

On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 11:59 PM, dann frazier
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> @Ming can you clarify which build(s) you tested (trusty, vivid, and/or
> wily)? It isn't clear to me if "three grub changes" means you tested all

All three have been tested on both two kinds of arm64.

thanks,

> 3 builds, or if you tested one build comprising 3 source changes.
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> Title:
> Continued TFTP timeouts when PXE booting via grub
>
> Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in grub2-signed package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in grub2 source package in Trusty:
> Fix Committed
> Status in grub2-signed source package in Trusty:
> Fix Committed
> Status in grub2 source package in Vivid:
> Fix Committed
> Status in grub2-signed source package in Vivid:
> Fix Committed
> Status in grub2 source package in Wily:
> Fix Committed
> Status in grub2-signed source package in Wily:
> Fix Committed
> Status in grub2 source package in Xenial:
> Fix Released
> Status in grub2-signed source package in Xenial:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> [Impact]
> While the Grub2 patches described in LP#1508893 reduce the TFTP time-out, HP ProLiant m400 servers when booting via UEFI, may still experience TFTP timeouts.
>
> [Test Case]
> PXE boot a UEFI-based system (d-i or MAAS) and monitor the time it takes for GRUB to download the kernel/initrd. tcpdump will show TFTP timeouts and packet retries, and it can take on the order of minutes to begin running the kernel.
>
> [Regression Risk]
> The fix is restricted to UEFI-based systems.
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