Re: [PATCH net v2] tg3: Add PowerEdge R740xd to AER quirk list

[Andrew Lunn]

On Sun, Apr 05, 2026 at 12:50:23AM +0200, Oskar Ray-Frayssinet wrote:
> The PowerEdge R740xd is a variant of the R740 that also triggers
> a fatal PCIe AER event during system reboot. Add it to the DMI
> list to apply the same workaround.
> 
> Fixes: e0efe83ed325 ("tg3: Disable tg3 PCIe AER on system reboot")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Oskar Ray-Frayssinet <rayfraytech@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2: Also add "R740XD vSAN Ready Node" DMI name as reported in
>     bugzilla #221279 by Thomas Berger
> v1: Add "PowerEdge R740xd" DMI name

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/maintainer-netdev.html

says: 

 * don’t repost your patches within one 24h period

> @@ -18216,6 +18216,18 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id tg3_restart_aer_quirk_table[] = {
>  			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "PowerEdge R740"),
>  		},
>  	},
> +	{
> +		.matches = {
> +			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Dell Inc."),
> +			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "PowerEdge R740xd"),
> +		},
> +	},
> +	{
> +		.matches = {
> +			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Dell Inc."),
> +			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "R740XD vSAN Ready Node"),
> +		},
> +	},
>  	{
>  		.matches = {
>  			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Dell Inc."),

When you look at tg3_restart_aer_quirk_table[] they are all Dell. Are
there any Dell systems which actually work? Would it make sense to
mark all Dell systems as broken and enable the quirk? Then there is no
need to play whack-a-mole.

     Andrew