QLogic qla2xxx firmware fails

[Marcin Zbik]

Im trying to user qla2xxx module with QLogic Corp. ISP2532-based 8Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA (rev 02) on ubuntu 14.04 LTS and 16.04 LTS. Problem seems to be similar to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1117428 but I already have newest kernel and it happens on two version of ubuntu. I can just add that it works on CentOS/RHEL 7

/var/log/syslog snippet:
qla2xxx [0000:0b:00.0]-d009:3: Firmware has been previously dumped (ffffc90000d81000) -- ignoring request.
qla2xxx [0000:0b:00.0]-101e:3: Mailbox cmd timeout occurred, cmd=0x69, mb[0]=0x69. Scheduling ISP abort
qla2xxx [0000:0b:00.0]-00af:3: Performing ISP error recovery - ha=ffff880035e00000.
qla2xxx [0000:0b:00.0]-500a:3: LOOP UP detected (8 Gbps).
qla2xxx [0000:0b:00.0]-803b:3: Firmware ready **** FAILED ****.
qla2xxx [0000:0b:00.0]-d009:3: Firmware has been previously dumped (ffffc90000d81000) -- ignoring request.
qla2xxx [0000:0b:00.0]-101e:3: Mailbox cmd timeout occurred, cmd=0x69, mb[0]=0x69. Scheduling ISP abort
qla2xxx [0000:0b:00.0]-00af:3: Performing ISP error recovery - ha=ffff880035e00000.
qla2xxx [0000:0b:00.0]-500a:3: LOOP UP detected (8 Gbps).

# systool -c fc_host -v
Class = "fc_host"

  Class Device = "host3"
  Class Device path = "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:16.0/0000:0b:00.0/host3/fc_host/host3"
    dev_loss_tmo = "30"
    fabric_name = "0xffffffffffffffff"
    issue_lip = <store method only>
    max_npiv_vports = "254"
    node_name = "0x20000024ff778622"
    npiv_vports_inuse = "0"
    port_id = "0x000000"
    port_name = "0x21000024ff778622"
    port_state = "Linkdown"
    port_type = "Unknown"
    speed = "unknown"
    supported_classes = "Class 3"
    supported_speeds = "1 Gbit, 2 Gbit, 4 Gbit, 8 Gbit"
    symbolic_name = "QLE2562 FW:v8.03.00 DVR:v8.07.00.26-k"
    system_hostname = ""
    tgtid_bind_type = "wwpn (World Wide Port Name)"
    uevent =
    vport_create = <store method only>
    vport_delete = <store method only>

    Device = "host3"
    Device path = "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:16.0/0000:0b:00.0/host3"
      fw_dump =
      issue_logo = <store method only>
      nvram = "ISP "
      optrom_ctl = <store method only>
      optrom =
      reset = <store method only>
      uevent = "DEVTYPE=scsi_host"
      vpd = "▒("
(here it hangs for a while and reports some errors, already posted above)

lspci -v
0b:00.0 Fibre Channel: QLogic Corp. ISP2532-based 8Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA (rev 02)
        Subsystem: QLogic Corp. ISP2532-based 8Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA
        Physical Slot: 192
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19
        I/O ports at 5000 [size=256]
        Memory at fd4fc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 3
        Capabilities: [4c] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
        Capabilities: [88] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
        Capabilities: [98] Vital Product Data
        Capabilities: [a0] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=2 Masked-
        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
        Capabilities: [138] Power Budgeting <?>
        Kernel driver in use: qla2xxx
        Kernel modules: qla2xxx

[Seth Forshee (sforshee)]

Could you please provide a full dmesg after this problem has happened? Thanks!

[Marcin Zbik (zbikmarc+launchpad)]

This is all what is in dmesg (after bootup)
[ 33.232428] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-d001:3: Firmware dump saved to temp buffer (3/ffffc900009c2000), dump status flags (0x3f).
[ 33.232472] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-101e:3: Mailbox cmd timeout occurred, cmd=0x69, mb[0]=0x69. Scheduling ISP abort
[ 33.232478] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-00af:3: Performing ISP error recovery - ha=ffff880035530000.
[ 33.969181] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-500a:3: LOOP UP detected (8 Gbps).
[ 34.065174] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-803b:3: Firmware ready **** FAILED ****.
[ 64.356819] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-d009:3: Firmware has been previously dumped (ffffc900009c2000) -- ignoring request.
[ 64.356886] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-101e:3: Mailbox cmd timeout occurred, cmd=0x69, mb[0]=0x69. Scheduling ISP abort
[ 64.356890] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-00af:3: Performing ISP error recovery - ha=ffff880035530000.
[ 65.081511] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-500a:3: LOOP UP detected (8 Gbps).
[ 65.193576] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-803b:3: Firmware ready **** FAILED ****.
[ 95.362076] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-d009:3: Firmware has been previously dumped (ffffc900009c2000) -- ignoring request.
[ 95.362181] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-101e:3: Mailbox cmd timeout occurred, cmd=0x69, mb[0]=0x69. Scheduling ISP abort
[ 95.362186] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-00af:3: Performing ISP error recovery - ha=ffff880035530000.
[ 96.102053] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-500a:3: LOOP UP detected (8 Gbps).
[ 96.198014] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-803b:3: Firmware ready **** FAILED ****.

There are some extra lines containing qla2xxx during bootup:
[ 1.883366] qla2xxx [0000:00:00.0]-0005: : QLogic Fibre Channel HBA Driver: 8.07.00.26-k.
[ 1.884125] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-001d: : Found an ISP2532 irq 16 iobase 0xffffc900003b4000.
(...)
[ 2.221204] scsi host3: qla2xxx
[ 2.221775] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-00fb:3: QLogic QLE2562 - QLogic 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA for System x.
[ 2.221870] qla2xxx [0000:13:00.0]-00fc:3: ISP2532: PCIe (5.0GT/s x32) @ 0000:13:00.0 hdma- host#=3 fw=8.03.00 (90d5).

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