We are using the 4.15 HWE kernel on Xenial, and the i40e driver is working, the only problem that the kernel driver version is not matching the minimum requirement for 6.01 Firmware, what is required for latest dpdk / sriov features and upgrades.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1795587 Title: Upgrade i40e driver to support 6.01 Firmware - Intel XL710 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Intel released the 6.01 Firmware for the Intel XL710 network cards. As stated in the feature support matrix [1] in the table 9 on page 18, the minimum kernel driver version for the 6.01 Firmware i40e must be 2.1.26, the recent driver version is 2.4.10 [2] The i40 driver version included in the 4.15.0-36 (Bionic, LTS) is 2.1.14-k. $ uname -a Linux ubuntu-bionic 4.15.0-36-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Mon Sep 24 16:19:09 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ modinfo i40e filename: /lib/modules/4.15.0-36-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.ko version: 2.1.14-k license: GPL description: Intel(R) Ethernet Connection XL710 Network Driver Release notes: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The firmware 6.01 introduce better performance for DPDK and SR-IOV applications for those cards, and NFV application workloads would perform better. [1] Intel® Ethernet Controller X710/ XXV710/XL710 Feature Support Matrix https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/release-notes/xl710-ethernet-controller-feature-matrix.pdf [2] Intel® Network Adapter Driver for PCIe* 40 Gigabit Ethernet Network Connections Under Linux* https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/24411/Intel-Network-Adapter-Driver-for-PCIe-40-Gigabit-Ethernet-Network-Connections-Under-Linux-?product=75021 [3] Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 23.2 Release Notes https://downloadmirror.intel.com/24411/eng/readme.txt [4] Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 23.1 Release Notes https://downloadmirror.intel.com/27869/eng/readme.txt [5] Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 22.10 Release Notes https://downloadmirror.intel.com/27547/eng/readme.txt [6] Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 22.9 Release Notes https://downloadmirror.intel.com/27547/eng/readme.txt [7] Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 22.6 Release Notes https://downloadmirror.intel.com/27189/eng/readme.txt To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1795587/+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
