** Description changed: + SRU Justification: + ================== + + [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. + + * This is a regression which was introduced with kernel 5.4.0-48. + + [Fix] + + * upstream fix (as in 5.11): + 9c9be85f6b59d80efe4705109c0396df18d4e11d 9c9be85f6b59 "net/mlx5e: Add missing capability check for uplink follow" + + * backport for focal: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/529543695/0001 + -Backport-net-mlx5e-Add-missing-capability-check-for-.patch + + * backport for groovy: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/529775887/0001 + -Backport-groovy-net-mlx5e-Add-missing-capability-che.patch + + [Test Case] + + * It requires an IBM Z or LinuxONE system, with groovy/focal installed + in LPAR and RoCE Express 2.x adapters attached. + + * ... + + * Due to the lack of hardware this needs to be verified by IBM. + + [Regression Potential] + + * Undesired / erroneous behavior in case the modified if condition is + assembled in a wrong way. + + * Again wrong behavior in case the modification of the capability bits + in mlx5_ifc_cmd_hca_cap_bits are wrong. + + * All modification are limited to the mlx5 driver only. + + * The changes are relatively limited with effectively two lines removed + and 4 added (three of them adjustments of the capability bits only). + + * The modifications were done and tested by IBM and reviewed by Mellanox + (see LP comments), based on a PPA test build. + + [Other] + + * The above patch/commit was upstream accepted with kernel 5.11. + + * Hence the patch is not needed for hirsute, just needs to be SRUed for + groovy and focal. + + * The commit couldn't be cleanly cherry-picked, mainly due to changed + context, hence the backport(s). + + __________ + 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.
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