Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.12 kernel[0].
If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'. If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'. If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'. Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed". Thanks in advance. [0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12-rc2-saucy/ ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Tags added: saucy -- 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/1231383 Title: Hot plug/unplug of PCI devices does not work Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I installed Ubuntu 13.10 (linux kernel 3.11.0-4-generic #9-Ubuntu-SMP i686) on a virtual machine on an VMware ESX server. When I try to hot remove or hot add a networking NIC, it does not reflect in the system. lspci continues to show the old state and no logs appear in dmesg. Please let me know what information would be required to debug this further. Thanks. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1231383/+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