Re: [PATCH] Fix embedded nic order on Dell PowerEdge systems

From: Phil Oester
Date: Sat Jul 09 2011 - 23:33:53 EST


On Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 01:03:00AM -0700, Narendra_K@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Oester [mailto:kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 1:44 AM
> > To: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: K, Narendra; Hargrave, Jordan; jbarnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [PATCH] Fix embedded nic order on Dell PowerEdge systems
> >
> > In commit 6e8af08dfa40b747002207d3ce8e8b43a050d99f ("PCI: enable
> > pci=bfsort
> > by default on future Dell systems"), the callback added was placed at the
> > top of the list, before the specific PowerEdge models. This ends up
> > breaking the more specific models listed, since the new callback handles
> > all Dell systems but the older systems don't have the new 0xB1 smbios
> > entry.
> >
> > Fix this by placing the new check _after_ the more specific PowerEdge
> > sytems.
> >
> > Phil Oester
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Phil Oester <kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/pci/common.c b/arch/x86/pci/common.c index
> > 5fe7502..92df322 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/pci/common.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/pci/common.c
> > @@ -247,13 +247,6 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id __devinitconst
> > pciprobe_dmi_table[] = {
> > },
> > #endif /* __i386__ */
> > {
> > - .callback = find_sort_method,
> > - .ident = "Dell System",
> > - .matches = {
> > - DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Dell Inc"),
> > - },
> > - },
> > - {
> > .callback = set_bf_sort,
> > .ident = "Dell PowerEdge 1950",
> > .matches = {
> > @@ -294,6 +287,13 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id __devinitconst
> > pciprobe_dmi_table[] = {
> > },
> > },
> > {
> > + .callback = find_sort_method,
> > + .ident = "Dell System",
> > + .matches = {
> > + DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Dell Inc"),
> > + },
> > + },
> > + {
> > .callback = set_bf_sort,
> > .ident = "HP ProLiant BL20p G3",
> > .matches = {
> [>]
>
> Hi, this issue is fixed and the fix is in Jesse's linux-next tree.
>
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-pci&m=130108034729082 (x86/PCI: Preserve existing pci=bfsort whitelist for Dell systems)
>
> With regards,
> Narendra K

This patch is still not included in 3.0.0-rc6, nor in any stable series.
Some reason for this? And did Dell do any testing at all on existing
hardware before submitting 6e8af08dfa4? Seems even a minor amount of
testing should have shown this regression.

Given 3.0.0 is expected soon, perhaps this can be included? Jesse?

Phil
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