On Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 3:55 PM You-Sheng Yang <1962...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > > Prebuilt binaries are available in > https://launchpad.net/~vicamo/+archive/ubuntu/ppa-1948375. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1962704 > > Title: > iwlwifi: Unknown symbol iwl_mei_is_connected > > Status in backport-iwlwifi-dkms package in Ubuntu: > In Progress > Status in backport-iwlwifi-dkms source package in Focal: > In Progress > Status in backport-iwlwifi-dkms source package in Impish: > In Progress > Status in backport-iwlwifi-dkms source package in Jammy: > In Progress > > Bug description: > [SRU Justification] > > [Impact] > > backport-iwlwifi-dkms has a few problems to prevent it from loading > either kernel modules itself or the runtime firmware correctly. > > The first issue is "unknown symbol iwl_mei_is_connected" error at > module probing. This affects revsions >= 9241 where iwlmei module was > first introduced in commit 71e53a8aae59 ("mirror: multi-input > commit"). This can be addressed by cherry picking commit cc7d59edeeae > ("[BUGFIX][NOUPSTREAM] iwlwifi: bump min kernel version for iwlmei") > of rev 9255 that bumps iwlmei prerequisite kernel version to 5.14, and > commit 87dce6e9817a ("[BUGFIX][NOUPSTREAM] iwlwifi: iwlmei isn't going > to be merged anytime soon") of rev 9543 that bumps to 5.20. Therefore > this affects Impish & Jammy that currently have 9340. > > The second problem is that even we addressed 9340 with aforementioned > fix backported, the iwlwifi module may still fail to load firmware > that is known fixed in at least 9580 that is being proposed. This > would affects Focal oem-5.14 as well. > > [Fix] > > Bump to 9580 that fixes both issues stated above. > > [Test Case] > > Compile and run against Focal oem-5.14/hwe-5.13/hwe-5.15 kernels, as > well as Impish 5.13 and Jammy 5.15. > > [Where problems could occur] > > While the revision number represents the commits since the git root > commit of backport-iwlwifi, this is going to back port more than a > thousand commits for Focal (8324 -> 9580) and 240 ones for > Impish/Jammy (9340 -> 9580), there can always be issue like we have > here now or later for kernels of a more recent version. While this > package is to enable people running legacy kernels to be able to enjoy > their new toys, new hardware support and bug fixes shall be backported > as long as needed to justify its name "backport-iwlwifi-dkms" here. > > ========== original bug report ========== > > Since backport-iwlwifi version 9241[1], a new module iwlmei was > introduced but not yet included in the dkms.conf installed. This fails > the kernel module loading with: > > iwlwifi: Unknown symbol iwl_mei_is_connected (err -2) > > [1]: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/backport- > iwlwifi.git/commit/?id=71e53a8aae592d02972522561eac899311ea9319 > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/backport-iwlwifi-dkms/+bug/1962704/+subscriptions >
-- Regards, You-Sheng Yang ** Attachment added: "backport-iwlwifi-dkms_9580-0ubuntu1~20.04.1.debdiff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1962704/+attachment/5574259/+files/backport-iwlwifi-dkms_9580-0ubuntu1~20.04.1.debdiff ** Attachment added: "backport-iwlwifi-dkms_9580-0ubuntu1.debdiff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1962704/+attachment/5574260/+files/backport-iwlwifi-dkms_9580-0ubuntu1.debdiff ** Attachment added: "backport-iwlwifi-dkms_9580-0ubuntu1~21.10.1.debdiff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1962704/+attachment/5574261/+files/backport-iwlwifi-dkms_9580-0ubuntu1~21.10.1.debdiff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1962704 Title: iwlwifi: Unknown symbol iwl_mei_is_connected To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/backport-iwlwifi-dkms/+bug/1962704/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
