** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Trusty)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Title:
BNX2X firmware an hang on Trusty (3.13) and Utopic (3.16).
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
In Progress
Status in linux source package in Trusty:
In Progress
Bug description:
It was brought to my attention that BNX2X FIRMWARE is causing HW hangs
on kernels 3.13 and 3.16 (until next power-cycle):
Messages like this one:
"""
Mar 30 13:42:05 host kernel: [3986360.755781] device em3 left promiscuous mode
Mar 30 13:42:05 host kernel: [3986360.755849] br1: port 1(em3) entered
disabled state
Mar 30 13:42:05 host kernel: [3986360.756305] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): em3:
link is not ready
Mar 30 13:42:08 host kernel: [3986363.354376] device em3 entered promiscuous
mode
Mar 30 13:42:08 host kernel: [3986363.376093] bnx2x:
[bnx2x_open:11791(em3)]Recovery flow hasn't been properly completed yet. Try
again later.
Mar 30 13:42:08 host kernel: [3986363.376093] If you still see this message
after a few retries then power cycle is required.
Mar 30 13:42:08 host kernel: [3986363.420113] bnx2x:
[bnx2x_open:11791(em3)]Recovery flow hasn't been properly completed yet. Try
again later.
Mar 30 13:42:08 host kernel: [3986363.420113] If you still see this message
after a few retries then power cycle is required.
Mar 30 13:42:08 host kernel: [3986363.443840] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): br1:
link is not ready
"""
Are likely to be given in syslog whenever this happens.
WORKAROUND: After providing the user a "linux-lts-vivid" and an
updated linux-firmware package
(https://launchpad.net/~inaddy/+archive/ubuntu/sf00080928/) the issue
was fixed after package installation and power-cycle -> Power cycle is
needed since previous firmware hangs HW until it is shutdown.
My comments:
"""
Actually after reading the Changelog for FW 7.10.51 (specifically the part
"Chip may stall in very rare cases under heavy traffic with FW GRO enabled.") I
think we might need to upgrade not only the FIRMWARE but also the DRIVER.
commit 626041248d3fb5b2fca5c9af172f00fa3bb6dcfe
Author: Yuval Mintz <yuval.mi...@qlogic.com>
Date: Sun Aug 17 16:47:46 2014 +0300
bnx2x: Update driver version to 1.710.5
commit e42780b66aab88d3a82b6087bcd6095b90eecde7
Author: Dmitry Kravkov <dmitry.krav...@qlogic.com>
Date: Sun Aug 17 16:47:43 2014 +0300
bnx2x: Utilize FW 7.10.51
Observations:
inaddy@alien:~/Bugs/customer/sf00080928/sources/trusty/linux-firmware-1.127.11$
find . | grep bnx2x
./bnx2x
./bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-7.8.19.0.fw
./bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-7.8.17.0.fw
./bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-7.8.19.0.fw
./bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.8.17.0.fw
./bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-7.8.17.0.fw
./bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.8.19.0.fw
inaddy@alien:~/Bugs/customer/sf00080928/sources/utopic/linux-firmware-1.138.1$
find . | grep bnx2x
./bnx2x
./bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-7.8.19.0.fw
./bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-7.8.17.0.fw
./bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-7.8.19.0.fw
./bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.10.51.0.fw
./bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-7.10.51.0.fw
./bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.8.17.0.fw
./bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-7.8.17.0.fw
./bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-7.10.51.0.fw
./bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.8.19.0.fw
Firmware 7.10.51 is already present in Utopic but the commit to support it is
only in 3.18. It might be feasible to backport it to 3.16 (and use HWE) but
not sure about 3.13 (to be resolved if this new firmware/driver fixes the
issue).
"""
I'll provide more comments right after my backport attempt (of this
new version) is made.
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