#941272 rdma-core: dangling reference to module opa_vnic

Package:
rdma-core
Source:
rdma-core
Description:
RDMA core userspace infrastructure and documentation
Submitter:
Emmanuel Thomé
Date:
2019-09-27 12:45:05 UTC
Severity:
important
#941272#5
Date:
2019-09-27 12:43:13 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

The configuration file /etc/rdma/modules/opa.conf points to the opa_vnic
module, however that modules does not exist in the debian kernel tree. It
seems to me that either this module should be built by the kernel, or
that rdma-core should strive to build it itself if deemed useful.

   * What led up to the situation?
   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?

    apt purge rdma-core
    apt install rdma-core
    systemctl start rdma-load-modules@opa

   * What was the outcome of this action?

    Sep 27 14:38:51 localhost systemd[1]: Starting Load RDMA modules from /etc/rdma/modules/opa.conf...
    Sep 27 14:38:51 localhost systemd-modules-load[9594]: Failed to find module 'opa_vnic'
    Sep 27 14:38:51 localhost systemd[1]: rdma-load-modules@opa.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
    Sep 27 14:38:51 localhost systemd[1]: rdma-load-modules@opa.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
    Sep 27 14:38:51 localhost systemd[1]: Failed to start Load RDMA modules from /etc/rdma/modules/opa.conf.

   * What outcome did you expect instead?

    E.g. what happens when we comment out the line with opa_vnic

    Sep 27 13:46:09 localhost systemd[1]: Starting Load RDMA modules from /etc/rdma/modules/opa.conf...
    Sep 27 13:46:09 localhost systemd-modules-load[3841]: Inserted module 'ib_ipoib'
    Sep 27 13:46:09 localhost systemd-modules-load[3841]: Inserted module 'ib_umad'


Best regards,

E.