------- Comment From alexs...@de.ibm.com 2021-03-26 06:23 EDT------- Additions for the Impact statement:
[Impact] * Since older firmware may not support the uplink state setting, this can lead to problems. * Now expose firmware indication that it supports setting eswitch uplink state to follow the physical link. * If a kernel without the backport is used on an adapter which does not have the latest adapter firmware, the adapter silently drops outgoing traffic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1921104 Title: net/mlx5e: Add missing capability check for uplink follow for Ubuntu 20.04 Status in Ubuntu on IBM z Systems: Triaged Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Focal: Triaged Status in linux source package in Groovy: Triaged Status in linux source package in Hirsute: Fix Released Bug description: Expose firmware indication that it supports setting eswitch uplink state to follow (follow the physical link). Condition setting the eswitch uplink admin-state with this capability bit. Older FW may not support the uplink state setting. Available fix with kernel 5.11. https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9c9be85f6b59d80efe4705109c0396df18d4e11d Now required for Ubuntu 20.04 via backport patch. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-z-systems/+bug/1921104/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
