Activity log for bug #1962155

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2022-02-24 09:43:27 Dimitri John Ledkov bug added bug
2022-02-24 09:43:36 Dimitri John Ledkov nominated for series Ubuntu Impish
2022-02-24 09:43:36 Dimitri John Ledkov bug task added linux-firmware (Ubuntu Impish)
2022-02-24 09:43:36 Dimitri John Ledkov nominated for series Ubuntu Jammy
2022-02-24 09:43:36 Dimitri John Ledkov bug task added linux-firmware (Ubuntu Jammy)
2022-02-24 09:43:36 Dimitri John Ledkov nominated for series Ubuntu Focal
2022-02-24 09:43:36 Dimitri John Ledkov bug task added linux-firmware (Ubuntu Focal)
2022-02-24 09:44:12 Dimitri John Ledkov description [Impact] * There is new version of bnx2x firmware * oem-5.14 and hwe-5.15 kernels use that one; and when not found fallback to previous version of firmware. [Test Plan] * sudo apt install initramfs-tools * echo bnx2x | sudo tee -a /etc/initramfs-tools/modules * sudo apt install linux-oem-20.04 linux-generic-hwe-20.04-edge With current linux-firmware the above results in: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-22-generic W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.13.21.0.fw for module bnx2x W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-7.13.21.0.fw for module bnx2x W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-7.13.21.0.fw for module bnx2x with updated linux-firmware no lines of "Possible missing firmware" should appear. [Where problems could occur] * v21 firmware version is backwards compatible with v15 firmware previously used, but includes bugfixes. It may result in different NIC behavior. [Other Info] * The v21 firmware is already present in Jammy [Impact]  * There is new version of bnx2x firmware  * oem-5.14 and hwe-5.15 kernels use that one; and when not found fallback to previous version of firmware. [Test Plan]  * sudo apt install initramfs-tools  * echo bnx2x | sudo tee -a /etc/initramfs-tools/modules  * sudo apt install linux-oem-20.04 linux-generic-hwe-20.04-edge With current linux-firmware the above results in: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-22-generic W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.13.21.0.fw for module bnx2x W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-7.13.21.0.fw for module bnx2x W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-7.13.21.0.fw for module bnx2x with updated linux-firmware no lines of "Possible missing firmware" should appear. [Where problems could occur]  * v21 firmware version is backwards compatible with v15 firmware previously used, but includes bugfixes. It may result in different NIC behavior. [Other Info]  * The v21 firmware is already present in Jammy * The kernels that use v21 firmware are not going to be shipped in Impish * The kernels that use v21 firmware will be available/used in Focal
2022-02-24 09:44:19 Dimitri John Ledkov linux-firmware (Ubuntu Impish): status New Won't Fix
2022-02-24 09:44:23 Dimitri John Ledkov linux-firmware (Ubuntu Jammy): status New Fix Released
2022-02-24 09:44:27 Dimitri John Ledkov linux-firmware (Ubuntu Focal): status New Triaged
2022-02-24 09:55:46 Dimitri John Ledkov description [Impact]  * There is new version of bnx2x firmware  * oem-5.14 and hwe-5.15 kernels use that one; and when not found fallback to previous version of firmware. [Test Plan]  * sudo apt install initramfs-tools  * echo bnx2x | sudo tee -a /etc/initramfs-tools/modules  * sudo apt install linux-oem-20.04 linux-generic-hwe-20.04-edge With current linux-firmware the above results in: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-22-generic W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.13.21.0.fw for module bnx2x W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-7.13.21.0.fw for module bnx2x W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-7.13.21.0.fw for module bnx2x with updated linux-firmware no lines of "Possible missing firmware" should appear. [Where problems could occur]  * v21 firmware version is backwards compatible with v15 firmware previously used, but includes bugfixes. It may result in different NIC behavior. [Other Info]  * The v21 firmware is already present in Jammy * The kernels that use v21 firmware are not going to be shipped in Impish * The kernels that use v21 firmware will be available/used in Focal [Impact]  * There is new version of bnx2x firmware  * oem-5.14 and hwe-5.15 kernels use that one; and when not found fallback to previous version of firmware. [Test Plan]  * sudo apt install initramfs-tools  * echo bnx2x | sudo tee -a /etc/initramfs-tools/modules  * sudo apt install linux-oem-20.04 linux-generic-hwe-20.04-edge With current linux-firmware the above results in: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-22-generic W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.13.21.0.fw for module bnx2x W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-7.13.21.0.fw for module bnx2x W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-7.13.21.0.fw for module bnx2x with updated linux-firmware no lines of "Possible missing firmware" should appear. [Where problems could occur]  * v21 firmware version is backwards compatible with v15 firmware previously used, but includes bugfixes. It may result in different NIC behavior. [Other Info]  * The v21 firmware is already present in Jammy  * The kernels that use v21 firmware are not going to be shipped in Impish  * The kernels that use v21 firmware will be available/used in Focal Upstream changelog for the blobs: New firmware v7.13.21.0 along with below fixes/enhancements (which were also part of 7.13.20.0) maintains backward compatibility as well, so that driver can be worked with both the new firmware and an older firmware. - Support direct invalidation of FP HSI Ver per function ID, required for invalidating FP HSI Ver prior to each VF start, as there is no VF start - BRB parity error detection support for the driver - Fix the FCOE underrun flow - Fix PSOD during FCoE BFS over the NIC ports after preboot driver
2022-02-24 15:41:54 Juerg Haefliger linux-firmware (Ubuntu Focal): status Triaged Fix Committed
2022-03-09 09:04:35 Andy Whitcroft bug added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2022-03-09 09:04:37 Andy Whitcroft bug added subscriber SRU Verification
2022-03-16 11:46:35 Dimitri John Ledkov tags verification-done-focal
2022-03-17 08:57:53 Launchpad Janitor linux-firmware (Ubuntu Focal): status Fix Committed Fix Released
2022-03-17 08:58:03 Łukasz Zemczak removed subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team