Public bug reported:

[Impact]

 * Missing firmware for Intel ICE driver on Bionic,
   which is supported by the HWE kernel from Focal.

[Fix]

 * commit 9ae61e7d8658 ("ice: Add package file for Intel E800 series driver")
   brings the Bionic package in line with Focal (ice-1.3.4.0.pkg,LICENSE.ice)

[Test Case]

 * Without firmware:

    ice 0000:98:00.0: firmware 5.4.5 api 1.7.6 nvm 2.40 0x8000706a 0.0.0 build 
0x391f7640
    ice 0000:98:00.0: Direct firmware load for intel/ice/ddp/ice.pkg failed 
with error -2
    ice 0000:98:00.0: The DDP package file was not found or could not be read. 
Entering Safe Mode
    ice 0000:98:00.0: Package download failed. Advanced features disabled - 
Device now in Safe Mode

 * With firmware:

    ice 0000:98:00.0: firmware 5.4.5 api 1.7.6 nvm 2.40 0x8000706a 0.0.0 build 
0x391f7640
    ice 0000:98:00.0: The DDP package was successfully loaded: ICE OS Default 
Package version 1.3.4.0
    ice 0000:98:00.0: DCB is enabled in the hardware, max number of TCs 
supported on this port are 8
    ice 0000:98:00.0: FW LLDP is disabled, DCBx/LLDP in SW mode.

[Where problems could occur]

 * Systems with devices managed by the ice driver on Bionic HWE kernel
from Focal.

 * The firmware enables advanced features, increasing driver exposure
and device activity.

 * This has been available on Focal, which helps with some chance of issues 
being hit and
   reported previously (e.g. bug 1939855, searched for 'kernel ice driver' on 
bugs.lp.net).

** Affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Bionic)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Mauricio Faria de Oliveira (mfo)
         Status: In Progress

** Affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Focal)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Impish)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Jammy)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Invalid

** Also affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Focal)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Bionic)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Impish)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Jammy)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Bionic)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Bionic)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Bionic)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Mauricio Faria de Oliveira (mfo)

** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Focal)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Impish)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Jammy)
       Status: New => Invalid

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