Cole Helbling
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linux_{5_15,6_1}: revert patch to fix Equinix Metal bonded networking with ice driver
Some Equinix Metal instances, such as a3.large.x86, m3.large.x86
(specific hardware revisions), and n3.large.x86, use the `ice` kernel
driver for their network cards, in conjunction with bonded devices.
However, this commit caused a regression where these bonded devices
would deadlock. This was initially reported by Jaroslav Pulchart on
the netdev mailing list[1], and there were follow-up patches from Dave
Ertman[2][3] that attempted to fix this but were not up to snuff for
various reasons[4].
Specifically, v2 of the patch ([3]) appears to fix the issue on some
devices (tested with 8086:159B network cards), while it is still broken
on others (such as an 8086:1593 network card).
We revert the patch exposing the issue until upstream has a working
solution in order to make Equinix Metal instances work reliably again.
[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/CAK8fFZ6A_Gphw_3-QMGKEFQk=sfCw1Qmq0TVZK3rtAi7vb621A@mail.gmail.com/
[2]: https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/intel-wired-lan/patch/20230111183145.1497367-1-david.m.ertman@intel.com/
[3]: https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/intel-wired-lan/patch/20230215191757.1826508-1-david.m.ertman@intel.com/
[4]: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/cb31a911-ba80-e2dc-231f-851757cfd0b8@intel.com/T/#m6e53f8c43093693c10268140126abe99e082dc1c
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