[Bug 1712491] Re: Add backported bnxt driver to the initramfs

[Dan Streetman]

failing autopkg tests for this:
linux-lts-xenial (and other EOL linux-lts-*)
  these failures are due to bug 1723223; known bug that is not related to this bug.
linux-exynos5 on armhf
  this failed due to a testbed failure, unrelated to this bug.
linux on armhf
  this failure is due to bug 1724044; known bug this is not related to this bug.

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Title:
  Add backported bnxt driver to the initramfs

Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in initramfs-tools source package in Trusty:
  Fix Committed
Status in initramfs-tools source package in Xenial:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  We're adding a backported bnxt driver to Xenial (LP #1711056). It's an alternate for the regular Xenial driver that only manages NICs that are not supported by the regular Xenial driver. Since the backported driver lives in the special location kernel/ubuntu/bnxt it's not automatically included in the initramfs. But it's boot-critical so it needs to be added to the initramfs.

  [Test Case]
  Install the Xenial kernel on hardware that contains a newer Broadcom NIC and boots over that NIC. The machine will not come up because the NIC is not recognized.

  [Regression Risk]
  The driver is only loaded for newer Broadcom NICs. Older NICs are still managed by the regular Xenial driver, so there should be no regression.

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