Hi Salvatore,
On 26-12-2017 16:37, Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote:
Hi Timo,
On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 03:38:24PM +0100, T.A. van Roermund wrote:
Package: src:linux
Version: 4.14.7-1
Severity: critical
Tags: patch upstream
Justification: breaks the whole system
Dear Maintainer,
This morning, I updated the Linux kernel from linux-image-4.13.0-1-amd64 to
linux-image-4.14.0-2-amd64.
Afterwards, my Intel Gigabit adapter (details below) did not work properly
anymore (no link).
When booting back into the previous kernel (4.13), everything works properly
again.
It seems like others experience the same behavior, see:
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198047
According to that thread, this bug was introduced in v4.14.3 through commit
830466993daf09adbd179e4c74db07279a088f8c
("e1000e: Separate signaling for link check/link up", upstream:
19110cfbb34d4af0cdfe14cd243f3b09dc95b013).
The thread also includes a patch that (apparently) fixes the problem:
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=261183&action=diff&collapsed=&headers=1&format=raw
Could you please apply this patch to the Debian kernel, until it is included in
upstream?
Sorry to hear that. Would it be possible for you to confirm that the
patch fixes your issue, following:
https://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/ch-common-tasks.html#s4.2.2
Regards,
Salvatore
I followed these instructions to build a patched kernel:
Linux 4.14.0-2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.14.7-1a~test (2017-12-27) x86_64
GNU/Linux
With this kernel, the link of my Intel Gigabit adapter comes up again
and works normally.
So yes, I can hereby confirm that the patch fixes my issue.
Best regards,
Timo
