[Bug 1677297] Re: [Zesty] d-i: replace msm_emac with qcom_emac

[Kleber Sacilotto de Souza]

Hi @manjo,

It seems that we don't have daily netboot install images for arm64.
Could you please try to create a DI with Zesty kernel 4.10.0-22.24 and
check whether the module is being loaded properly?

Thank you.

** Also affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  [Zesty] d-i: replace msm_emac with qcom_emac

Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in debian-installer source package in Zesty:
  New
Status in linux source package in Zesty:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  We landed a patch to support msm_emac module in initrd for amberwing platforms. But the upstream driver has since been renamed to qcom_emac. This module is needed in d-i's initrd so that these nics can be used to d-i install the system. The driver already exists in the zesty kernel under drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/

  Revert commit 14893d91c9c391f8a4c2668b96ffe60aa728ad23 and add
  qcom_emac to initrd, and change the module name to qcom_emac.

  [Test Case]
  D-I install zesty on amberwing platform and notice that DI does not recognize the onboard two port nic.

  [Regression Potential]
  At present this driver applies only to amberwing systems, any regression will be isolated to amberwing platforms. The over all risk of regression is low.

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