Description of problem: Bug #852340 fixed the kernel panic, but kernel still cannot setup FCoE session. On FCoE switch, it already got FLOGI. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Please check Bug #852340 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: === yum install -y fcoe-utils service fcoe start ifconfig eth2 up ifconfig eth3 up vconfig add eth2 802 vconfig add eth3 802 ifconfig eth2.802 up ifconfig eth3.802 up echo 'FCOE_ENABLE="yes"' > /etc/fcoe/cfg-eth2.802 echo 'DCB_REQUIRED="no"' >> /etc/fcoe/cfg-eth2.802 /bin/cp /etc/fcoe/cfg-eth2.802 /etc/fcoe/cfg-eth3.802 -f service fcoe restart === Actual results: No FCoE session created. Expected results: FCoE session created as expected. Additional info: Soft FCoE in RHEL 5 is tech-preview and kernel has no DCB support yet. I (Storage-QE) am OK for closing this bug as WONTFIX.
This is way to involved for 5.9. The fcoe code hasn't been touched since RHEL5 initially GA'ed. I'm not even sure we should bother too much with it given its perpetual tech preview status in RHEL5
Updating fcoe in RHEL5 unless there is a specific customer need, doesn't seem worth it to me. Doing so would require a several hundred patch series update to RHEL5 including the corresponding update to several major common components. Given the tech-preview nature of FCoE in RHEL5 along with the age of the product, it doesn't seem worthwhile unless there is specific customer demand. Please reopen if customer has a need for this