[Bug 1741244] Re: Failing to start up ovs-dpdk with 17.11

This bug was fixed in the package dpdk - 17.11-4 --- dpdk (17.11-4) unstable; urgency=low [ Luca Boccassi ] * Fix librte-gro17.11 short description to mention -gro instead of -eal. (Closes: #885832) [ Christian Ehrhardt ] * d/rules: make auto-loaded drivers dir versioned

[Bug 1741244] Re: Failing to start up ovs-dpdk with 17.11

Still waiting on tests to complete due to the reduced capacity of these and huge queues after meltdown avoidance maintenance. But it is on it's way still ... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1741244] Re: Failing to start up ovs-dpdk with 17.11

This is actually fixed a while, but stalled on its way due to the LP build farm maintenance. We essentially wait for [1] to fully build all arches and then check proposed migration. [1]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpdk/17.11-4 -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1741244] Re: Failing to start up ovs-dpdk with 17.11

That said while they can exist in the archive together, we have to make the packages conflict prior versions to avoid this issue for now. There might be a more complex solution with something like modversions in the kernel. But then this was meant to be a drop-in for 3rd party drivers, which

[Bug 1741244] Re: Failing to start up ovs-dpdk with 17.11

Reinstalling anything that drops something into CONFIG_RTE_EAL_PMD_PATH is triggering the issue. For example having a DPDK 17.11 system plus librte-pmd-ixgbe17.05 which drops: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dpdk-pmds/librte_pmd_ixgbe.so.17.05 Will make it break. -- You received this bug

[Bug 1741244] Re: Failing to start up ovs-dpdk with 17.11

The issue is that I had 17.05 libs still installed => http://paste.ubuntu.com/26319020/ That worked on past upgrades. But some of the drivers are no more "normal" linkages. Instead DPDK searches a dir now to include all drivers. Feature exists quite some time:

[Bug 1741244] Re: Failing to start up ovs-dpdk with 17.11

Removing the libs solves the issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1741244 Title: Failing to start up ovs-dpdk with 17.11 To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1741244] Re: Failing to start up ovs-dpdk with 17.11

Check came in in 17.08 commit dd288f0dfbfe8159ca80719de0a0c477698d0226 Author: Jan Blunck Date: Fri Jun 30 20:19:36 2017 +0200 bus: require to implement device finding Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck diff --git

[Bug 1741244] Re: Failing to start up ovs-dpdk with 17.11

Note: worked on PPAs with essentially the same code Maybe my system setup itself is broken, considering a re-install to get rid of old test/debug crap I might have done - automation will resetup as needed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is