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[Impact] GCE C3 Metal instance type requires the Intel IDPF driver for networking to function. On the Mantic kernel, this was built into the kernel: # grep IDPF /boot/config-6.5.0-1020-gcp CONFIG_IDPF=y On Noble, this is now been included as a module, in modules-extra: # grep IDPF /boot/config-6.8.0-1007-gcp CONFIG_IDPF=m # dpkg -S /lib/modules/6.8.0-1007-gcp/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf.ko.zst linux-modules-extra-6.8.0-1007-gcp: /lib/modules/6.8.0-1007-gcp/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf.ko.zst modules-extra is not included in GCP cloud images, and thus, C3 Metal instance types have no networking. They cannot install modules-extra either. [Fix] Set CONFIG_IDPF=y for GCP kernels. Leave -generic as CONFIG_IDPF=m for all architectures. [Testcase] $ grep -Rin "IDPF" /boot/config-$(uname -r) CONFIG_IDPF=y Check /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf.ko [Where problems could occur] We are building the IDPF driver into the kernel image. This will slightly increase the kernel size by a negligible amount. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Noble) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Oracular) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Noble) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Oracular) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2066320 Title: gcp: set CONFIG_IDPF=y for Intel Infrastructure Data Path Function Driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2066320/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs