ACK: [SRU][F/J:linux-bluefield][PATCH v1 0/2] UBUNTU: SAUCE: mlxbf-gige: Fix kernel panic after reboot

[Tim Gardner]

On 8/8/23 8:00 AM, Asmaa Mnebhi wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2030765
> 
> SRU Justification:
> 
> [Impact]
> 
> Previously we fixed 2022370 by modifying the shutdown() function
> but that creates a bug which needs to be reverted. It doesnt deinitialize the oob_net0 interface properly after reboot and causes issues for the UEFI OOB driver.
> 
> [Fix]
> 
> * Revert 2022370 changes
> * Instead, just check that "priv" is not NULL.
> 
> [Test Case]
> 
> * Run the reboot test 1000 times
> * Check that there is no kernel panic after reboot
> * Check that the UEFI OOB interface gets an ip
> 
> [Regression Potential]
> 
> * We could still see a kernel panic since it is very intermittent. QA reproduced it once every 350 reboots.
> 
Acked-by: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner at canonical.com>
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Tim Gardner
Canonical, Inc