** Also affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Trusty)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1712491
Title:
Add backported bnxt driver to the initramfs
Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in initramfs-tools source package in Trusty:
New
Status in initramfs-tools source package in Xenial:
Fix Committed
Bug description:
[Impact]
We're adding a backported bnxt driver to Xenial (LP #1711056). It's an
alternate for the regular Xenial driver that only manages NICs that are not
supported by the regular Xenial driver. Since the backported driver lives in
the special location kernel/ubuntu/bnxt it's not automatically included in the
initramfs. But it's boot-critical so it needs to be added to the initramfs.
[Test Case]
Install the Xenial kernel on hardware that contains a newer Broadcom NIC and
boots over that NIC. The machine will not come up because the NIC is not
recognized.
[Regression Risk]
The driver is only loaded for newer Broadcom NICs. Older NICs are still
managed by the regular Xenial driver, so there should be no regression.
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