Re: mlx4: "failed to allocate default counter port 1"

[Sebastian Ott <sebott@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

On Wed, 1 Jul 2015, Or Gerlitz wrote:
> On 6/30/2015 5:17 PM, Sebastian Ott wrote:
> > On Tue, 30 Jun 2015, Or Gerlitz wrote:
> > > On 6/30/2015 4:24 PM, Sebastian Ott wrote:
> > > > > > Do you run the VF on the same system/kernel as the PF, or the VF is
> > > > > > probed to
> > > > > > VM which runs the latest kernel and the PF runsolder kernel (which?)
> > > > The latter case. The PF is driven by a much older Kernel running OFED
> > > > 2.3.2.0.0.1
> > > >
> > > Can you try running the inbox PF driver that comes with the PF kernel
> > > (what
> > > kernel is that?) I'd like to see we're OK there.
> > Frankly, I don't know. Plus I also don't know how to build an ofed kernel.
> >
> 
> I didn't want you to build that package, but rather the outer way around,
> namely
> see what happens if uninstalling this package and running with the mlx4 inbox
> PF
> driver from the kernel provided from your distro of choice or an
> upstreamkernel installed
> by you. Anyway, I hope the below patch would provide a quick band-aid and let
> you to continue running upstream VFs over that PF config, let me know (I will
> be
> OOO till Thu-Sun). Once we see how this behaves, will take it from there.

Any updates on this one?

Regards,
Sebastian