This bug is awaiting verification that the kernel in -proposed solves the problem. Please test the kernel and update this bug with the results. If the problem is solved, change the tag 'verification-needed- xenial' to 'verification-done-xenial'. If the problem still exists, change the tag 'verification-needed-xenial' to 'verification-failed- xenial'.
If verification is not done by 5 working days from today, this fix will be dropped from the source code, and this bug will be closed. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you! ** Tags added: verification-needed-xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1768143 Title: vmxnet3: update to latest ToT Status in linux package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in linux source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Bionic: Fix Committed Bug description: == SRU Justification == Recently, a couple of fixes went in vmxnet3 driver related to LRO, transmit reset and rxvlan disabled fix. VMWare is requesting these fixes in Bionic and Xenial. A backport was needed to update version info in vmxnet3_int.h == Fixes == 7a4c003d6921 ("vmxnet3: avoid xmit reset due to a race in vmxnet3)" 034f40579389 ("vmxnet3: use correct flag to indicate LRO feature") 65ec0bd1c7c1 ("vmxnet3: fix incorrect dereference when rxvlan is disabled") == Regression Potential == Low. Limited to vmxnet3 driver. == Test Case == A test kernel was built with these patches and tested by the original bug reporter. The bug reporter states the test kernel resolved the bug. Recently, a couple of fixes went in vmxnet3 driver related to LRO, transmit reset and rxvlan disabled fix. Below are the commits: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=7a4c003d6921e2af215f4790aa43a292bdc78be0 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=034f405793897a3c8f642935f5494b86c340cde7 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=65ec0bd1c7c14522670a5294de35710fb577a7fd This is a request to bring Ubuntu vmxnet3 driver up to date with ToT Linux kernel. Could you please backport it to 16.04 and 18.04 LTS releases? Thanks, Ronak To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1768143/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
