[Bug 1746666] Re: lspci fails with 'Error reading sysfs label: Operation not permitted'

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This bug was fixed in the package pciutils - 1:3.3.1-1.1ubuntu1.2

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pciutils (1:3.3.1-1.1ubuntu1.2) xenial; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/08-Sysfs-Read-failures-of-optional-attributes-are-not-f.patch:
    Cherry-pick from upstream to support machines in which we have read
    failures of optional attributes. (LP: #1746666)

 -- Chris J Arges <chris.j.arges at ubuntu.com>  Wed, 14 Mar 2018 15:57:44
-0500

** Changed in: pciutils (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  lspci fails with 'Error reading sysfs label: Operation not permitted'

Status in dellserver:
  Fix Committed
Status in pciutils package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in pciutils source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Description:
  On a 4 socket server, when #lspci is run, it fails with output:
  lspci: Error reading /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:9a:00.0/label: Operation not permitted

  How Reproducible:
  Always

  Version
  pciutils-3.3.1-1.1ubuntu1.1

  Steps:
  1. Install Ubuntu-Server-16.04.3
  2. Observe #lspci

  Additional Info:
  * Upstream master branch from pciutils works fine in this setup. (https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/utils/pciutils/pciutils/)

  * v3.4.0 also works fine in this setup.

  * v3.3.1 fails.

  * Going through code quickly, looks like one of the required patches is :
  https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/utils/pciutils/pciutils/+/ef6c9ec3a45992d9e7ef4716d444252baf2013e1

  Not sure what other patches might be required for fixing this.

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