Re: mlx5_core 5.10 stable series regression starting at 5.10.65

From: <Patrick.Mclean@sony.com>
To: <greg@kroah.com>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>, <regressions@lists.linux.dev>,
	<ayal@nvidia.com>, <saeedm@nvidia.com>, <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
	<leonro@nvidia.com>, <Aaron.U'ren@sony.com>,
	<Russell.Brown@sony.com>, <Victor.Payno@sony.com>
Subject: Re: mlx5_core 5.10 stable series regression starting at 5.10.65
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2021 22:22:57 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <BY5PR13MB3604527F4A98D0F86B02AC98EEA19@BY5PR13MB3604.namprd13.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <YUl8PKVz/em51KHR@kroah.com>

> On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 08:22:44PM +0000, Patrick.Mclean@sony.com wrote:
> > In 5.10 stable kernels since 5.10.65 certain mlx5 cards are no longer usable (relevant dmesg logs and lspci output are pasted below).
> >
> > Bisecting the problem tracks the problem down to this commit:
> > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=linux-5.10.y&id=fe6322774ca28669868a7e231e173e09f7422118__;!!JmoZiZGBv3RvKRSx!phUrsR595UusBY2Q9eNJQS7-VNtnb72Rcvhe-W0QKDPir1WY9mvWOkLLfe63k-6Uvw$
> >
> > Here is how lscpi -nn identifies the cards:
> > 41:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Mellanox Technologies MT27800 Family [ConnectX-5] [15b3:1017]
> > 41:00.1 Ethernet controller [0200]: Mellanox Technologies MT27800 Family [ConnectX-5] [15b3:1017]
> >
> > Here are the relevant dmesg logs:
> > [   13.409473] mlx5_core 0000:41:00.0: firmware version: 16.31.1014
> > [   13.415944] mlx5_core 0000:41:00.0: 126.016 Gb/s available PCIe bandwidth (8.0 GT/s PCIe x16 link)
> > [   13.707425] mlx5_core 0000:41:00.0: Rate limit: 127 rates are supported, range: 0Mbps to 24414Mbps
> > [   13.718221] mlx5_core 0000:41:00.0: E-Switch: Total vports 2, per vport: max uc(128) max mc(2048)
> > [   13.740607] mlx5_core 0000:41:00.0: Port module event: module 0, Cable plugged
> > [   13.759857] mlx5_core 0000:41:00.0: mlx5_pcie_event:294:(pid 586): PCIe slot advertised sufficient power (75W).
> > [   17.986973] mlx5_core 0000:41:00.0: E-Switch: cleanup
> > [   18.686204] mlx5_core 0000:41:00.0: init_one:1371:(pid 803): mlx5_load_one failed with error code -22
> > [   18.701352] mlx5_core: probe of 0000:41:00.0 failed with error -22
> > [   18.727364] mlx5_core 0000:41:00.1: firmware version: 16.31.1014
> > [   18.743853] mlx5_core 0000:41:00.1: 126.016 Gb/s available PCIe bandwidth (8.0 GT/s PCIe x16 link)
> > [   19.015349] mlx5_core 0000:41:00.1: Rate limit: 127 rates are supported, range: 0Mbps to 24414Mbps
> > [   19.025157] mlx5_core 0000:41:00.1: E-Switch: Total vports 2, per vport: max uc(128) max mc(2048)
> > [   19.053569] mlx5_core 0000:41:00.1: Port module event: module 1, Cable unplugged
> > [   19.062093] mlx5_core 0000:41:00.1: mlx5_pcie_event:294:(pid 591): PCIe slot advertised sufficient power (75W).
> > [   22.826932] mlx5_core 0000:41:00.1: E-Switch: cleanup
> > [   23.544747] mlx5_core 0000:41:00.1: init_one:1371:(pid 803): mlx5_load_one failed with error code -22
> > [   23.555071] mlx5_core: probe of 0000:41:00.1 failed with error -22
> >
> > Please let me know if I can provide any further information.
> 
> If you revert that single change, do things work properly?

Yes, things work properly after reverting that single change (tested with 5.10.67).

> Does newer kernels (5.14, 5.15-rc2) work properly for you as well?

We tested 5.14.6, and it works as expected.