Cf bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-
firmware/+bug/1795587

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/4.15.0-36-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.ko
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] IntelĀ® Ethernet Controller X710/ XXV710/XL710 Feature Support Matrix
https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/release-notes/xl710-ethernet-controller-feature-matrix.pdf

[2] IntelĀ® Network Adapter Driver for PCIe* 40 Gigabit Ethernet Network 
Connections Under Linux*
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/24411/Intel-Network-Adapter-Driver-for-PCIe-40-Gigabit-Ethernet-Network-Connections-Under-Linux-?product=75021

[3] Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 23.2 Release Notes
https://downloadmirror.intel.com/24411/eng/readme.txt

[4] Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 23.1 Release Notes
https://downloadmirror.intel.com/27869/eng/readme.txt

[5] Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 22.10 Release Notes
https://downloadmirror.intel.com/27547/eng/readme.txt

[6] Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 22.9 Release Notes
https://downloadmirror.intel.com/27547/eng/readme.txt

[7] Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 22.6 Release Notes
https://downloadmirror.intel.com/27189/eng/readme.txt

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1779756

Title:
  i40e driver does not work with kernel 4.15

Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Today Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Enablement Stacks has moved from the Kernel
  4.13 to the Kernel 4.15.0-24-generic.

  On a "Dell PowerEdge R330" server with a network adapter "Intel
  Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710-DA2" (driver i40e) the network
  card no longer works and permanently displays these three lines :

  
  [   98.012098] i40e 0000:01:00.0 enp1s0f0: tx_timeout: VSI_seid: 388, Q 8, 
NTC: 0x0, HWB: 0x0, NTU: 0x1, TAIL: 0x1, INT: 0x1
  [   98.012119] i40e 0000:01:00.0 enp1s0f0: tx_timeout recovery level 11, 
hung_queue 8
  [   98.012125] i40e 0000:01:00.0 enp1s0f0: tx_timeout recovery unsuccessful

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