I don't have a non-artificial test case for this since it involves cloud images, but I can confirm that the mlx5_core module is in linux-image-generic in xenial-proposed.
root@malefic:~# dpkg -L linux-image-4.4.0-49-generic | grep mlx /lib/modules/4.4.0-49-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5 /lib/modules/4.4.0-49-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core /lib/modules/4.4.0-49-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.ko /lib/modules/4.4.0-49-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw /lib/modules/4.4.0-49-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/mlxsw_pci.ko /lib/modules/4.4.0-49-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/mlxsw_core.ko /lib/modules/4.4.0-49-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4 /lib/modules/4.4.0-49-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.ko /lib/modules/4.4.0-49-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_core.ko root@malefic:~# ** Tags removed: verification-needed-xenial ** Tags added: verification-done-xenial ** Tags removed: verification-needed-yakkety ** Tags added: verification-done-yakkety -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1635223 Title: please include mlx5_core modules in linux-image-generic package Status in cloud-images: New Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Yakkety: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Zesty: Fix Released Bug description: Because linux-image-generic pkg doesn't include mlx5_core, stock ubuntu cloud-images can't be used by VM guests using mellanox VFs, forcing the creation of an ad-hoc cloud image with added linux-image-extra-virtual To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-images/+bug/1635223/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp