Bug 1437605

Summary:	Missing dependency for kmod-bnx2x-firmware on kernel-rt
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise MRG	Reporter:	Andreas Bleischwitz <ableisch>
Component:	realtime-kernel	Assignee:	Luis Claudio R. Goncalves <lgoncalv>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Jiri Kastner <jkastner>
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Priority:	unspecified
Version:	2.5	CC:	ableisch, bhu, jbainbri, lgoncalv
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Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	Linux
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Doc Text:	Missing firmware files for a specific model of the bnx2x NIC prevented the NIC driver from working as expected. This update of the rt-firmware package brings, among other, the required files for this NIC to work.	Story Points:	---
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Description Andreas Bleischwitz 2017-03-30 15:56:47 UTC

Description of problem:
After upgrading to kernel-rt-3.10.0-514.rt56.215.el6rt the system is unable to initialize the bnx2x network cards as the driver now requires a more recent firmware than the one provided by kernel-rt-firmware.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-rt-3.10.0-514

How reproducible:
Install kernel-rt-3.10.0-514 on a system using QLogic 5771x/578xx or other bnx2x covered network-card. Try to initialize the NIC.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. yum install kernel-rt-3.10.0-514
2. reboot into that kernel
3. realize bnx2x driver failing to load the firmware bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.13.1.0.fw

Actual results:
bnx2x: QLogic 5771x/578xx 10/20-Gigabit Ethernet Driver bnx2x 1.712.30-0 (2014/02/10)
bnx2x 0000:03:00.0: msix capability found
bnx2x 0000:03:00.0: part number xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
bnx2x: [bnx2x_init_firmware:13447(eth1)]Can't load firmware file bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.13.1.0.fw
bnx2x: [bnx2x_func_hw_init:5785(eth1)]Error loading firmware
bnx2x: [bnx2x_nic_load:2727(eth1)]HW init failed, aborting


Expected results:
Driver able to load firmware

Additional info:
IMHO the kernel-rt should have a dependency to kmod-bnx2x-firmware if the provided driver requires the firmware from that package.
Could also be valid for other driver/firmware combinations.

Comment 11 Luis Claudio R. Goncalves 2017-05-30 20:14:06 UTC

Jiri Kastner pointed out that the required file (bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.13.1.0.fw) and others that may be needed are present in the package kernel-firmware (RHEL-6.8). Installing rt-firmware is the suggested workaround.

Comment 13 Luis Claudio R. Goncalves 2017-05-30 20:17:23 UTC

(In reply to Luis Claudio R. Goncalves from comment #11)
> Jiri Kastner pointed out that the required file (bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.13.1.0.fw)
> and others that may be needed are present in the package kernel-firmware
> (RHEL-6.8). Installing rt-firmware is the suggested workaround.

I'm sorry, Installing kernel-firmware is the suggested workaround.

Comment 14 Jamie Bainbridge 2017-06-02 06:00:50 UTC

(In reply to Luis Claudio R. Goncalves from comment #13)
> I'm sorry, Installing kernel-firmware is the suggested workaround.

Hi Luis,

I have a customer who I suspect is hitting this too, though I'm not clear on the exact workaround.

Are you saying that RHEL 6.8's kernel-firmware-2.6.32-642.el6 or later should contain the required files?

If that is incorrect, please let us know the exact package name and version.

Jamie

Comment 18 errata-xmlrpc 2017-06-06 17:43:34 UTC

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2017:1396