Are you sure you posted the correct commit? The commit in the bug description has been in mainline as of v4.10-rc1, so it has always been in bionic as:
1596b5d i40e: restore workaround for removing default MAC filter ** Tags added: kernel-da-key -- 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/1778475 Title: i40e: restore workaround for removing default MAC filter Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in linux source package in Bionic: Triaged Bug description: Ubuntu Bionic kernel (4.15.0-23) lacks upstream patch for i40e which results in forced promiscous mode when adding a vlan. [ 10.847381] i40e 0000:3d:00.0: Error I40E_AQ_RC_EINVAL adding RX filters on PF, promiscuous mode forced on Steps to reproduce and patch here: https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/692499/ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1778475/+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