** Description changed: - The open source EFA driver belongs in the AWS kernels + [Impact] + + * The open source EFA driver belongs in the AWS kernels (https://github.com/amzn/amzn-drivers/tree/master/kernel/linux/efa) + + [Test Case] + + * Boot tested into each kernel. Loaded and unloaded the module. + + [Regression Potential] + + * This is a new feature constrained to a custom kernel. Most of the patches have been reviewed and applied to mainline. + The compatibility fixup sauce patch is big, but is all preprocessor directives for conditional compilation and these + have been maintained in the Github repo during the driver's development. Basically, the blast radius of this pull + request should be confined only to this new module and should not impact any other area of the kernel.
** Description changed: [Impact] * The open source EFA driver belongs in the AWS kernels (https://github.com/amzn/amzn-drivers/tree/master/kernel/linux/efa) [Test Case] - * Boot tested into each kernel. Loaded and unloaded the module. + * Boot tested into each kernel. Loaded and unloaded the module. [Regression Potential] - * This is a new feature constrained to a custom kernel. Most of the patches have been reviewed and applied to mainline. - The compatibility fixup sauce patch is big, but is all preprocessor directives for conditional compilation and these - have been maintained in the Github repo during the driver's development. Basically, the blast radius of this pull - request should be confined only to this new module and should not impact any other area of the kernel. + This is a new feature constrained to a custom kernel. Most of the + patches have been reviewed and applied to mainline. The compatibility + fixup sauce patch is big, but is all preprocessor directives for + conditional compilation and these have been maintained in the Github + repo during the driver's development. Basically, the blast radius of + this pull request should be confined only to this new module and should + not impact any other area of the kernel. -- 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/1837638 Title: Add the EFA driver into linux-aws Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux source package in Xenial: In Progress Status in linux source package in Bionic: In Progress Status in linux source package in Disco: In Progress Bug description: [Impact] * The open source EFA driver belongs in the AWS kernels (https://github.com/amzn/amzn-drivers/tree/master/kernel/linux/efa) [Test Case] * Boot tested into each kernel. Loaded and unloaded the module. [Regression Potential] This is a new feature constrained to a custom kernel. Most of the patches have been reviewed and applied to mainline. The compatibility fixup sauce patch is big, but is all preprocessor directives for conditional compilation and these have been maintained in the Github repo during the driver's development. Basically, the blast radius of this pull request should be confined only to this new module and should not impact any other area of the kernel. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1837638/+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
