Remove vmbus-rdma driver from Xenial kernel
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
linux (Ubuntu) |
In Progress
|
Medium
|
Marcelo Cerri | ||
Xenial |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Marcelo Cerri |
Bug Description
SRU Justification:
Impact: in order to properly support infiniband for Azure A8/A9, H-series, and NC24/NV24 instances, multiple versions of the driver must be maintained and userspace must be responsible for selecting the correct version of the driver.
That's already supported in the linux-azure kernel with the userspace logic implemented in the Windows Azure Linux Agent. The Xenial kernel is carrying a single version of the RDMA which might cause problems if the host OS requires a different version of the driver.
Fix: remove the driver located at "drivers/
Testcase: the module "hv_network_
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
assignee: | nobody → Marcelo Cerri (mhcerri) |
description: | updated |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
https:/ /lists. ubuntu. com/archives/ kernel- team/2017- October/ 087428. html