The BNX2 firmware has already been updated to the latest version available from Dell.
root@debian:~# ethtool -i eth0 | grep firmware firmware-version: 6.4.5 bc 5.2.3 NCSI 2.0.11 2015-08-14 3:30 GMT+02:00 Michael Chan <mc...@broadcom.com>: > +netdev and Harish who is the current maintainer of bnx2 at qlogic. > > The patch in question effectively just removes the > bnx2_set_power_state() call during "ip link set down". If there is > IPMI, the firmware should know the link needs to stay up when the driver > resets the device during bnx2_close(). This should be a very common > scenario. Please provide the firmware versions to Harish with ethtool > -i. Perhaps upgrading the firmware can resolve this issue. > > On Thu, 2015-08-13 at 15:47 +0200, Sébastien Bocahu wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Being unable to install Debian Jessie via IPMI on mainstream Dell R410 >> servers that used to be well supported by Debian Wheezy, I tracked the >> problem down to a specific commit in the Linux kernel, specifically in >> the bnx2 driver. >> The issue is that "ip link set eth0 down" takes the Ethernet part of >> the BMC down (shared NIC for BMC+eth0), cutting off the IPMI session. >> The BMC gets back only after power cycling. >> >> Hardware: Dell R410 w/ a Broadcom 5716 NIC: >> Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5716 Gigabit >> Ethernet (rev 20) ) >> Part number: BCM95716C1 >> Vendor specific: 6.4.5 (Firmware has been updated to the latest >> version available by Dell's support website) >> >> I built many kernels to track which change caused the issue and it >> seems that's : >> 25bfb1dd4ba3b2d9a49ce9d9b0cd7be1840e15ed (bnx2: Add pci shutdown handler.) >> >> Before, 'ip link set eth0 down' would just cause 2/3s of packet loss >> but IPMI would still be working afterwards. >> >> I'm available for more informations and/or testing if needed. >> >> Thanks ! >> >> >> > > -- Sébastien Bocahu IT infrastructure manager 4, Rue Montrochet - 69002 - Lyon, France +33 (0)437651704 - Phone ReportLinker.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
