Enable switchdev config parameter for Yakkety

Bug #1628241 reported by Brian Fromme
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linux (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Tim Gardner

Bug Description

Hi,

To support switchdev as an inbox feature of Ubuntu Core, we would need the Ubuntu kernel to build with switchdev support, by setting NET_SWITCHDEV.

Can we turn this on for Yakkety? We have hardware that Luke Williams can use to verify working kernels.

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Brad Figg (brad-figg) wrote : Missing required logs.

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 1628241

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
Luke Williams (wililupy)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
Luke Williams (wililupy)
affects: linux (Ubuntu) → linux-signed (Ubuntu)
Changed in linux-signed (Ubuntu):
milestone: none → ubuntu-16.10
Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)
affects: linux-signed (Ubuntu) → linux (Ubuntu)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)
status: Confirmed → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) wrote :

UBUNTU: [Config] CONFIG_NET_SWITCHDEV=y for amd64/arm64

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.8.0-19.21

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linux (4.8.0-19.21) yakkety; urgency=low

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1629057

  * 4.8.0 kernels do not complete boot process on VM (LP: #1627198)
    - [Config] CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY_PAGESPAN=n

  * mount-image-callback cannot mount partitioned disk image (LP: #1628336)
    - SAUCE: nbd: Only delay uevent until connected

  * Support snaps inside of lxd containers (LP: #1611078)
    - apparmor: add interface to be able to grab loaded policy
    - securityfs: update interface to allow inode_ops, and setup from vfs fns
    - apparmor: refactor aa_prepare_ns into prepare_ns and create_ns routines
    - apparmor: add __aa_find_ns fn
    - apparmor: add mkdir/rmdir interface to manage policy namespaces
    - apparmor: fix oops in pivot_root mediation
    - apparmor: fix warning that fn build_pivotroot discards const
    - apparmor: add interface to advertise status of current task stacking
    - apparmor: update policy permissions to consider ns being viewed/managed
    - apparmor: add per ns policy management interface
    - apparmor: bump domain stacking version to 1.2

  * linux-image-extra-4.8.0-17-generic does not provide many sound card modules
    (LP: #1628523)
    - [Config] CONFIG_ZONE_DMA=y for generic

  * Yakkety - disable ARCH_ZX (LP: #1628503)
    - [Config] armhf: disable ARCH_ZX

  * Enable switchdev config parameter for Yakkety (LP: #1628241)
    - [Config] CONFIG_NET_SWITCHDEV=y for amd64/arm64

  * Ubuntu 16.10 kernel v4.8: Installation failing on Habanero with Shiner card
    (LP: #1628009)
    - firmware: Update bnx2x to 7.13.1.0

  * vNIC driver missing in 4.8 kernel package (LP: #1628187)
    - [Config] Enable CONFIG_IBMVNIC=m

  * Yakkety - armhf: MFD_TPS65217 and REGULATOR_TPS65217 are boot essential
    (LP: #1628112)
    - [Config] armhf: MFD_TPS65217=y && REGULATOR_TPS65217=y

  * Miscellaneous Ubuntu changes
    - Rebase to v4.8-rc8
    - [Config] skip Ubuntu-4.8.0-18.20
    - [Config] missing modules in armhf/s390x

  * Miscellaneous Ubuntu changes
    - rebase to v4.8-rc8

 -- Leann Ogasawara <email address hidden> Sun, 25 Sep 2016 12:13:35 -0700

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