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If verification is not done by 5 working days from today, this fix will be dropped from the source code, and this bug will be closed. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you! ** Tags added: verification-needed-disco -- 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/1835054 Title: Enable Armada SOCs and MVPP2 NIC driver for disco/generic arm64 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Disco: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Eoan: Fix Committed Bug description: == SRU Justification == The mvpp2 is a driver for network controllers(s) in Marvell SOCs, particularly Armada 8040. However this driver was neither enabled as a module or a built-in for Disco arm64. == Fix == Just like what we did for armhf, set CONFIG_MVPP2 to "m" for arm64 can solve this problem. We need to enable the Armada SOCs support (CONFIG_ARCH_MVEBU) as well to meet the dependency requirement. Other configs were added by the updateconfigs process. == Test == A test kernel for Disco ARM64 could be found here: https://people.canonical.com/~phlin/kernel/lp-1835054-mvpp2/V2/ User has confirmed that the V1 kernel can fix this missing driver issue (V2 is just with CONFIG_ARCH_MULTI_V7 dropped and some configs added explicitly, I have it tested on an ARM64 node, the mvpp2 module can be loaded without any issue). == Regression Potential == Low, this patch just enable the Armada SOCs and make this mvpp2 driver to be built as a module on ARM64, and we already have those for armhf. == Original Bug Report == At least in Ubuntu 19.04, the arm64 kernel (linux-image-5.0.0) is not building CONFIG_MVPP2 (depends on CONFIG_ARCH_MVEBU) - a driver for network controllers(s) in Marvell SOCs, particularly Armada 8040 - neither as a module or a built-in: $ uname -m aarch64 $ grep MVPP2 /boot/config-5.0.0-20-generic $ It makes very hard (and impossible for non-advanced users) to install and use Ubuntu on the Macchiatobin board (http://macchiatobin.net/) - a reasonably priced and performant server/mini-desktop platform. Could it be added, please, and the installer image re-generated. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1835054/+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
