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Bug#903322: firmware-qlogic: firmware checksum fails for qla2100 and qla2000 FC cards with kernel 4.x

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  Bug#903322: firmware-qlogic: firmware checksum fails for qla2100 and qla2000 FC cards with kernel 4.x Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2018-07-26 19:50 +0200

#61626 — Bug#903322: firmware-qlogic: firmware checksum fails for qla2100 and qla2000 FC cards with kernel 4.x

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Control: reassign -1 src:linux 4.16.16-2
Control: found -1 4.9.88-1+deb9u1
Control: severity -1 important

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 16:00:36 -0400 Andrew Phillips <bugreport@andrew.phillips.name> wrote:
> Package: firmware-qlogic
> Version: 20170823-1
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> after upgrading to any kernel above 3.x, such as 4.9 or 4.16
> on booting, qla2xxx module fails with:
> 
> Failed to initialize adapter
> Setup chip ****FAILED****
> ISP Firmware failed checksum
> 
> this happens with qla2100 and qla2200 FC cards. This happens regardless of the FC cards BIOS settings about loading RISC code.
> This happens regardless of which version of firmware-qlogic is installed, from what I have found.
> 
> After going back and booting a 3.x kernel such as 3.16 , the problem is not there.

If the firmware works under an old kernel version, this is a regression
in the driver, not the firmware!

Ben.
 
-- 
Ben Hutchings
Power corrupts.  Absolute power is kind of neat. - John Lehman

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