** Description changed: + SRU Justification + + Impact: i915_bpo requests some optional firmware which is not present in + xenial due to causing regressions on some hardware. This produces a + warning when generating the initrds. + + Fix: Remove the MODULE_FIRMWARE statement for this driver, thus removing + it from the firmware's modinfo and eliminating the warning. + + Regression Potential: Virtually no risk of regression since it only + affects the modinfo section of the kernel module and not the runtime + behavior. + + --- + Also: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/skl_guc_ver6.bin for module i915_bpo Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_dmc_ver1.bin for module i915_bpo Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Packages: ii linux-firmware 1.157.3 all Firmware for Linux kernel drivers ii linux-image-generic 4.4.0.36.38 amd64 Generic Linux kernel image
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1624164 Title: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_dmc_ver1.bin for module i915_bpo Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Xenial: In Progress Status in linux-firmware source package in Xenial: Won't Fix Bug description: SRU Justification Impact: i915_bpo requests some optional firmware which is not present in xenial due to causing regressions on some hardware. This produces a warning when generating the initrds. Fix: Remove the MODULE_FIRMWARE statement for this driver, thus removing it from the firmware's modinfo and eliminating the warning. Regression Potential: Virtually no risk of regression since it only affects the modinfo section of the kernel module and not the runtime behavior. --- Also: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/skl_guc_ver6.bin for module i915_bpo Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_dmc_ver1.bin for module i915_bpo Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Packages: ii linux-firmware 1.157.3 all Firmware for Linux kernel drivers ii linux-image-generic 4.4.0.36.38 amd64 Generic Linux kernel image To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1624164/+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
