[Bug 1960839] Re: Missing firmware /lib/firmware/intel/ice/ddp/ice.pkg for ice driver

[Juerg Haefliger]

** No longer affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Focal)

** No longer affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Impish)

** No longer affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Jammy)

** Tags added: kern-2460

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Title:
  Missing firmware /lib/firmware/intel/ice/ddp/ice.pkg for ice driver

Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-firmware source package in Bionic:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  [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).

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