kernel/kernel-modules
Jiping Ma 5fb1e71af9 Debian: Upgrade ice, i40e, iavf drivers to bundle 27.5
This upgrades the intel driver versions to the ones listed
in Intel driver bundle 27.5. The list can be found here:
https://downloadmirror.intel.com/738709/Release_Note_27.5.pdf
Also upgrades the ddp firmware to ice_comms-1.3.37.0 from
ice_comm-1.3.35.0.

The new versions are:
ice-1.9.11
i40e-2.20.12
iavf-4.5.3

Reason:
Update ICE driver to support Intel Columbiaville based NICs,
and that dictates the upgrade of the iavf driver which in turn
dictates the upgrade of the i40e driver. We select the versions
listed in official Intel driver bundle 27.5 to keep the driver
versions compatible with each other. The ice_comm ddp firmware
upgrade to version 1.3.37.0 is also dictated by the bundle.

Verification:
- installs from iso succeed on servers with ice(Intel Ethernet
  Controller E810-XXVDA4T Westport Channel) and i40e hw(Intel
  Ethernet Controller X710) for rt and std.
- interfaces are up and pass packets for rt and std.
- create vfs, ensure that they are picked up by the new iavf
  driver and that the interface can come up and pass packets
  on rt and std system.
- Check dmesg to see DDP package is loaded successfully and
  the version is 1.3.30.0 for rt and std.

Story: 2010270
Task: 46194

Change-Id: I5de2ce132679ca28a51e64f95cde3e3842816aa7
Signed-off-by: Jiping Ma <jiping.ma2@windriver.com>
2022-09-19 21:00:03 -04:00
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