missing ipmi module

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ipmi_msghandler is now built into the Trusty kernel:

debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu:CONFIG_IPMI_HANDLER=y

Looking at your current dmesg it also looks like your IPMI interface has initialized:

[77826.988711] ipmi device interface

You do have something else going on though. You shouldn't have that many messages suppressed in your dmesg (which start as soon as eth1 link comes up):

[ 18.912848] net_ratelimit: 108 callbacks suppressed

Are both ethernets plugged into the same switch ?

hey ok so it looks like its an issue with the openipmi init.d script which calls for modprobe of the ipmi_msghandler in the start function. Since the file is no longer in the location the init.d script fails. I was able to rewrite it to avoid doing that so i wonder if we can have the maintainer update the package.

Please attach your patch and I'll see if it adheres to Ubuntu SRU policy.

so basically its just removing the need to load ipmi_msghandler all together.

http://pastie.org/private/jree1yehzvcm6k7qjrh4iw

Just the diff please, e.g., 'diff -r -u original modified patch.txt'

--- openipmi 2014-04-23 14:01:27.283366624 +0200
+++ openipmi_patch 2014-04-23 14:09:24.740122808 +0200
@@ -321,12 +321,9 @@
 load_ipmi_modules ()
 {
   local locdelay
- modprobe ipmi_msghandler > /dev/null 2>&1
- modules_loaded ipmi_msghandler
- [ ${OnePlusLoaded} -ne 1 ] && unload_all_ipmi_modules && RETVAL=$((RETVAL | 1)) && return
   load_hw_modules
   [ $((RETVAL & 1)) -eq 1 ] && unload_all_ipmi_modules && RETVAL=$((RETVAL | 1)) && return
-
+

   if [ "${DEV_IPMI}" = "yes" ]; then
     modprobe ipmi_devintf > /dev/null 2>&1

I did not remove it from the script where its declared in

MODULES_BASE="ipmi_msghandler"
MODULES="${MODULES_INTERFACES} ${MODULES_FEATURES} ${MODULES_HW} ${MODULES_BASE}"

Rather then removing the module handling code, how about wrapping it with:

if ! grep ipmi_alloc_smi_msg /proc/kallsyms
then
  ...
fi

That way openipmi will continue to work with kernels where ipmi_msghandler is still modular.

so i tested this exact script on an older system running 12.04 and it still successfully loads ipmi_msghandler so the script works across different platforms but fixes the issue on 14.04.

This is a patch to the bug. This is extracted from the current openipmi centos package.

It handles the fact the the IPMI modules may now be built into the kernel.

The attachment "patch from centos" seems to be a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team.

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This bug was fixed in the package openipmi - 2.0.18-0ubuntu8

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openipmi (2.0.18-0ubuntu8) utopic; urgency=medium

  * Detect that a module is built into the kernel.
    -LP: #1309860
 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Tue, 20 May 2014 11:15:44 -0700

SRU Description:

openipmi won't start correctly because it does not detect that the ipmi module is built into the kernel.

Patch Description: Detect that the module name exists within the kernel namespace.

Hello Anthony, or anyone else affected,

Accepted openipmi into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openipmi/2.0.18-0ubuntu7.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

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Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

I can verify that openipmi_2.0.18-0ubuntu7.1 from trusty backports seems to fix the problem.

tag verification-done

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This bug was fixed in the package openipmi - 2.0.18-0ubuntu7.1

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openipmi (2.0.18-0ubuntu7.1) trusty; urgency=medium

  * Detect that a module is built into the kernel.
    Backported from Utopic.
    -LP: #1309860
 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Tue, 20 May 2014 11:15:44 -0700

This fix needs to be back ported to precise for users on the 3.13 kernel in that distribution.

Hello Anthony, or anyone else affected,

Accepted openipmi into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openipmi/2.0.18-0ubuntu3.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Verified on precise with both the stock precise kernel as well as the hwe-Trusty kernel. In both cases the openipmi service started without issues.

Thanks!

This bug was fixed in the package openipmi - 2.0.18-0ubuntu3.1

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openipmi (2.0.18-0ubuntu3.1) precise; urgency=medium

  * Detect that a module is built into the kernel.
    Backported from Utopic.
    -LP: #1309860
 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Tue, 24 Jun 2014 14:01:33 -0600