[Bug 1815212] Re: [Xenial][SRU] Update pci.ids for pciutils

[Eric Desrochers]

+1 by vorlon on #ubuntu-release

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Other_safe_cases

For Long Term Support releases we regularly want to enable new hardware.
Such changes are appropriate provided that we can ensure not to affect
upgrades on existing hardware. For example, modaliases of newly
introduced drivers must not overlap with previously shipped drivers.
This also includes updating hardware description data such as udev's
keymaps, media-player-info, mobile broadband vendors, or PCI
vendor/product list updates.

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Title:
  [Xenial][SRU] Update pci.ids for pciutils

Status in pciutils package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in pciutils source package in Xenial:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [Impact]

  pci.ids table in Xenial seems a little bit behind in term of new
  device id added since last time it was updated.

  Some user are observing that their new device doesn't show up because
  they don't exist in the pci.ids file yet.

  IMHO, it would be a good idea to update the Xenial pci.ids to
  represent what Bionic has as of today.

  [Test case]

  Here's an example took by a user using a device id (0014) not in the
  Xenial pci.ids table:

  Xenial:
  60:00.0 RAID bus controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic Device 0014 (rev 01)

  Bionic:
  60:00.0 RAID bus controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic MegaRAID Tri-Mode SAS3516 (rev 01)

  [Regression Potential]

  Low, no core functionality change. The intention is to only update
  pci.ids table list.

  The only thing I can think of ...
  In some cases there is some device id renaming, which I guess can "possibly" impact some user script or HW inventory solution expecting a certain type of device id output.

  Example:
  - 67df  Ellesmere [Polaris10]
  + 67df  Ellesmere [Radeon RX 470/480]

  [Other information]

  An update of pci.ids has been made on October 3rd 2016.
  This update include the device id 0014 (took from the example in "Test Case".)

  Upstream repository:
  https://github.com/pciutils/pciutils.git

  Upstream commits:
  # git log --oneline v3.3.1..v3.5.2 pci.ids ## Update done between Xenial and Bionic
  701fdd1 Updated pci.ids to today's snapshot
  8c2d87f Updated pci.ids to today's snapshot
  07a250f pci.ids updated to today's snapshot
  73debb0 Updated pci.ids to today's snapshot

  # From the example in the [Test Case]:
  # git show 701fdd1
  ..
  +	0014 MegaRAID Tri-Mode SAS3516
  ..

  # git describe --contains 701fdd1
  v3.5.2~1

  # rmadison pciutils
  ==> pciutils | 1:3.3.1-1.1ubuntu1.2 | xenial-updates
  pciutils | 1:3.5.2-1ubuntu1 | bionic
  pciutils | 1:3.5.2-1ubuntu2 | cosmic
  pciutils | 1:3.5.2-1ubuntu2 | disco
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