Upgrade i40e driver to support 6.01 Firmware - Intel XL710
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
linux-firmware (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Intel released the 6.01 Firmware for the Intel XL710 network cards. As stated in the feature support matrix [1] in the table 9 on page 18, the minimum kernel driver version for the 6.01 Firmware i40e must be 2.1.26, the recent driver version is 2.4.10 [2]
The i40 driver version included in the 4.15.0-36 (Bionic, LTS) is 2.1.14-k.
$ uname -a
Linux ubuntu-bionic 4.15.0-36-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Mon Sep 24 16:19:09 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ modinfo i40e
filename: /lib/modules/
version: 2.1.14-k
license: GPL
description: Intel(R) Ethernet Connection XL710 Network Driver
Release notes: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The firmware 6.01 introduce better performance for DPDK and SR-IOV applications for those cards, and NFV application workloads would perform better.
[1] Intel® Ethernet Controller X710/ XXV710/XL710 Feature Support Matrix
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[2] Intel® Network Adapter Driver for PCIe* 40 Gigabit Ethernet Network Connections Under Linux*
https:/
[3] Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 23.2 Release Notes
https:/
[4] Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 23.1 Release Notes
https:/
[5] Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 22.10 Release Notes
https:/
[6] Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 22.9 Release Notes
https:/
[7] Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 22.6 Release Notes
https:/
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
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apport-collect 1795587
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