Bug#1009350: linux-image-5.17.0-trunk-cloud-amd64: include i6300esb watchdog driver for openstack/libvirt/kvm/qemu
Package: src:linux
Version: 5.17.1-1~exp1
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
when working with linux-image-cloud-amd64's bullseye cousin,
I noticed that the watchdog dev (/dev/watchdog) was absent
from the VM and I'm unable to use the watchdog actions.
The OpenStack wiki says that only "i6300esb" makes sense:
<https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/LibvirtWatchdog>
"KVM has a choice of two watchdog devices, but in reality
only the PCI i6300esb device makes sense, since the alternative
is a legacy ISA bus device."
Looking through the provided modules files for the kernels
/lib/modules/5.10.0-13-cloud-amd64/kernel/drivers/watchdog/
(and later /lib/modules/5.17.0-trunk-cloud-amd64/kernel/drivers/watchdog/
of linux-image-5.17.0-trunk-cloud-amd64. I did this because the reportbug
suggested that I also look at the experimental branch and I thought:
"hey, why not?!")
the available watchdog modules are (both 5.10.0-13 + 5.17.0-trunk):
mei_wdt.ko, ni903x_wdt.ko, nic7018_wdt.ko, softdog.ko, wdat_wdt.ko,
wdt_pci.ko and xen_wdt.ko
This makes sense, since in /boot/config-5.10.0-13-cloud-amd64 and
/boot/config-5.17.0-trunk-cloud-amd64 had the watchdog disabled:
| # CONFIG_I6300ESB_WDT is not set
Would it be possible to build the i6300esb as a module for future
releases?
Thanks,
Christian Lamparter
-- Package-specific info:
** Kernel log: boot messages should be attached
-- System Information:
Debian Release: bookworm/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386, powerpc, mips, arm64
Kernel: Linux 5.17.0-wt+ (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory
UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_US:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages linux-image-5.17.0-trunk-cloud-amd64 depends on:
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initramfs-tool] 0.141
ii kmod 29-1
ii linux-base 4.8
Versions of packages linux-image-5.17.0-trunk-cloud-amd64 recommends:
ii apparmor 3.0.4-2
ii firmware-linux-free 20200122-1
Versions of packages linux-image-5.17.0-trunk-cloud-amd64 suggests:
pn debian-kernel-handbook <none>
ii extlinux 3:6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-3+b1
ii grub-efi-amd64 2.06-2
pn linux-doc-5.17 <none>
Versions of packages linux-image-5.17.0-trunk-cloud-amd64 is related to:
ii firmware-amd-graphics 20210818-1
ii firmware-atheros 20210818-1
pn firmware-bnx2 <none>
pn firmware-bnx2x <none>
ii firmware-brcm80211 20210818-1
pn firmware-cavium <none>
pn firmware-intel-sound <none>
pn firmware-intelwimax <none>
ii firmware-ipw2x00 20210818-1
pn firmware-ivtv <none>
ii firmware-iwlwifi 20210818-1
ii firmware-libertas 20210818-1
pn firmware-linux-nonfree <none>
ii firmware-misc-nonfree 20210818-1
pn firmware-myricom <none>
pn firmware-netxen <none>
pn firmware-qlogic <none>
ii firmware-realtek 20210818-1
pn firmware-samsung <none>
pn firmware-siano <none>
ii firmware-ti-connectivity 20210818-1
pn xen-hypervisor <none>
-- debconf information:
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
LANGUAGE = "en_US:en",
LC_ALL = (unset),
LC_CTYPE = "C.UTF-8",
LANG = "en_DE.UTF-8"
are supported and installed on your system.
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory
-- debsums errors found:
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
LANGUAGE = "en_US:en",
LC_ALL = (unset),
LC_CTYPE = "C.UTF-8",
LANG = "en_DE.UTF-8"
are supported and installed on your system.
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
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