Comment 5 for bug 1893956

Thanks Ian. I’ve pinged them again to test the proposed kernel.
Unfortunately I do not have the hardware myself, otherwise I’d just do it.

On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 16:50 Ian <email address hidden> wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
>
> We are working to get verification testing completed, would you be able
> to confirm this issue is resolved in Focal 5.4.0-49.53?
>
> Thanks,
> Ian
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1893956
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> Title:
> Intel x710 LOMs do not work on Focal
>
> Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in linux source package in Focal:
> Fix Committed
>
> Bug description:
> [IMPACT]
> The Intel x710-TM4 is one of the latest 10GbE controllers from intel
> using the i40e driver. This particular 4 port comes in a 2x2 arrangement:
> 2x SFP+ and 2x RJ-45. This card is enabled in 5.4 via the inbox version of
> the i40e driver, and hwinfo does show both sides of the card but the kernel
> only sees the two SFP+ ports and cannot address or use the two copper ports.
>
> These devices have up to 4 ports, but only two seem to work and this
> has been seen on at least two different systems using LOMs based on
> this.
>
> This is currently blocking certification for one of our hardware
> partners.
>
> [FIX]
> This list of Patches enables the latest X710 controller fully:
>
> * 3df5b9a6a9ec i40e: enable X710 support
> * d80a476f4a12 i40e: Fix LED blinking flow for X710T*L devices
>
> These are all clean cherry picks from 5.5 into 5.4
>
> My tree with these can be found here:
>
> https://code.launchpad.net/~bladernr/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/focal/+ref/1893956-update-i40e-intel-lom
>
> [TESTCASE]
>
> i40e should load successfully, all ports on Carlsville x710 LOM should
> be visible, configurable, and can pass traffic at full speed.
>
> Test kernels have been verified by the vendor reporting the issue that
> all network ports on the LOM are accessible and pass traffic at
> expected speeds.
>
> [REGRESSION RISK]
> Possible problem could be if the LED patch causes LEDs to not function
> correctly (or not at all) but the risk for this is pretty low.
>
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