Bug 1437605 - Missing dependency for kmod-bnx2x-firmware on kernel-rt
Summary: Missing dependency for kmod-bnx2x-firmware on kernel-rt
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG
Classification: Red Hat
Component: realtime-kernel
Version: 2.5
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: ---
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Assignee: Luis Claudio R. Goncalves
QA Contact: Jiri Kastner
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2017-03-30 15:56 UTC by Andreas Bleischwitz
Modified: 2020-07-16 09:21 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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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.
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Last Closed: 2017-06-06 17:43:34 UTC
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Red Hat Knowledge Base (Solution) 2987451 0 None None None 2017-06-04 23:30:04 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHEA-2017:1396 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Red Hat Enterprise MRG Realtime 2.5 enhancement update 2017-06-06 21:43:22 UTC

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


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