Public bug reported:

[ Impact ]

On HP platform, a system equipped with Intel 8086:57a0 Ethernet exhibits
a symptom: after hot plugging the Ethernet cable, the network interface
can't get an IP address from DHCP server. This is caused by a packet
loss problem introduced by the commit from stable update:

96d4a384ccc2edfe5 e1000e: change k1 configuration on MTP and later
platforms

The packet loss problem reproduces with the 100% rate, when no packet
can be sent and received by the Ethernet controller, eventually block
the DCHP process.

It was reverted in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2115393 but Intel
propose a new fix [1] to disable K1 on certain platforms.

[ Fix ]

Backport commit in [1] from upstream

[ Test Plan ]

1. Boot into Ubuntu kernel with Ethernet cable unplugged
2. Plug the Ethernet cable into the machine
3. Check if the system can get IP address from a DHCP server

[ Where problems could occur ]

This patch disable K1 by default for MTL and later platforms and the
risk of regression should be limited

[ Additional Information ]

[1]
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Noble)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu Noble)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Chris Chiu (mschiu77)
         Status: In Progress

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Questing)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu Questing)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Also affects: linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Questing)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu Questing)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Noble)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu Noble)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu Noble)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu Noble)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Chris Chiu (mschiu77)

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  Disable K1 on Intel ethernet controller for MTL and later platforms

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