** No longer affects: linux (Ubuntu Xenial) ** Description changed:
[Impact] - * Creating SR-IOV enabled VMs in Openstack can sometimes trigger the GPF and leave system unusable + * Creating SR-IOV enabled VMs in Openstack can sometimes trigger the GPF and leave system unusable [Test Case] - * Continuously spin up VFs and set MAC address with e.g. ifconfig + * Continuously spin up VFs and set MAC address with e.g. ifconfig [Fix] - * The fix updates the VSI pointer passed down to i40e_set_vf_mac function() if the adapter is still in reset, preventing the GPF. + * The fix updates the VSI pointer passed down to i40e_set_vf_mac function() if the adapter is still in reset, preventing the GPF. [Regression Potential] - * Regression potential should be low, as we're now updating the VSI using the ID stored in the VF pointer - * Regressions could arise from issues in VF creation or reset, as that would corrupt the new VSI pointer - * Patch was validated and tested in a production environment - - [Other] - * Fix was introduced in v5.4-rc1, so all previous kernels are affected + * Regression potential should be low, as we're now updating the VSI using the ID stored in the VF pointer + * Regressions could arise from issues in VF creation or reset, as that would corrupt the new VSI pointer + * Patch was validated and tested in a production environment -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1852432 Title: i40e: Setting VF MAC address causes General Protection Fault To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1852432/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
