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[dann frazier <dann.frazier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

[Impact]
On the majority of boots, the mlx4 driver will fail to initialize, resulting in no network connectivity. This only occurs if debug level
logging to the serial console is enabled - which is not the default in Ubuntu.

[Test Case]
Enable debug logging:
  $ echo 'setenv bootargs "$bootargs debug"' > /etc/flash-kernel/ubootenv.d/debug
  $ sudo flash-kernel
And reboot.

[Regression Risk]
The MSI code being modified in question is only used on X-Gene systems, so risk to other systems is insignificant. In addition, the code being removed are just debug statements that aren't emitted by default today in Ubuntu, so even for X-Gene systems it is a minimal risk.

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: dann frazier (dannf)
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: dann frazier (dannf)
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: dann frazier (dannf)
         Status: Confirmed

** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Utopic)
   Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: dann frazier (dannf)
       Status: Confirmed

** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Trusty)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Trusty)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => dann frazier (dannf)

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1382244

Title:
  HP ProLiant m400 nic fails to initialize when booted w/ debug

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “linux” source package in Trusty:
  Confirmed
Status in “linux” source package in Utopic:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  On the majority of boots, the mlx4 driver will fail to initialize, resulting in no network connectivity. This only occurs if debug level
  logging to the serial console is enabled - which is not the default in Ubuntu.

  [Test Case]
  Enable debug logging:
    $ echo 'setenv bootargs "$bootargs debug"' > /etc/flash-kernel/ubootenv.d/debug
    $ sudo flash-kernel
  And reboot.

  [Regression Risk]
  The MSI code being modified in question is only used on X-Gene systems, so risk to other systems is insignificant. In addition, the code being removed are just debug statements that aren't emitted by default today in Ubuntu, so even for X-Gene systems it is a minimal risk.

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