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Bug
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Resolution: Unresolved
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Major
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rhel-9.7
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None
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ethtool-6.15-2.el9
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No
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Important
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ZStream
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2
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rhel-net-drivers-1
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0.001
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Dev ack
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False
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False
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None
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CNB,RDMA,Wireless 3, CNB, RDMA, Wireless 4
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Regression Exception
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Unspecified
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Unspecified
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Unspecified
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None
What were you trying to do that didn't work?
Trying to parse the output of the ethtool -l command I notice a difference in missing "headers" in the text output:
[root@wsfd-advnetlab55 ~]# yum install https://download-01.beak-001.prod.iad2.dc.redhat.com/brewroot/vol/rhel-9/packages/ethtool/6.11/1.el9/x86_64/ethtool-6.11-1.el9.x86_64.rpm Updating Subscription Management repositories. Unable to read consumer identity This system is not registered with an entitlement server. You can use "rhc" or "subscription-manager" to register. Last metadata expiration check: 3:30:35 ago on Wed 30 Jul 2025 03:53:47 AM EDT. ethtool-6.11-1.el9.x86_64.rpm 3.0 MB/s | 248 kB 00:00 Dependencies resolved. ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Package Architecture Version Repository Size ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Downgrading: ethtool x86_64 2:6.11-1.el9 @commandline 248 k Transaction Summary ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Downgrade 1 Package Total size: 248 k Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1/1 Downgrading : ethtool-2:6.11-1.el9.x86_64 1/2 Cleanup : ethtool-2:6.15-1.el9.x86_64 2/2 Running scriptlet: ethtool-2:6.15-1.el9.x86_64 2/2 Verifying : ethtool-2:6.11-1.el9.x86_64 1/2 Verifying : ethtool-2:6.15-1.el9.x86_64 2/2 Installed products updated. Downgraded: ethtool-2:6.11-1.el9.x86_64 Complete! [root@wsfd-advnetlab55 ~]# ethtool --version ethtool version 6.11 [root@wsfd-advnetlab55 ~]# ethtool -l ens7f1np1 Channel parameters for ens7f1np1: Pre-set maximums: RX: n/a TX: n/a Other: n/a Combined: 32 Current hardware settings: RX: n/a TX: n/a Other: n/a Combined: 32 [root@wsfd-advnetlab55 ~]# yum install https://download-01.beak-001.prod.iad2.dc.redhat.com/brewroot/vol/rhel-9/packages/ethtool/6.15/1.el9/x86_64/ethtool-6.15-1.el9.x86_64.rpm Updating Subscription Management repositories. Unable to read consumer identity This system is not registered with an entitlement server. You can use "rhc" or "subscription-manager" to register. Last metadata expiration check: 3:31:11 ago on Wed 30 Jul 2025 03:53:47 AM EDT. ethtool-6.15-1.el9.x86_64.rpm 3.8 MB/s | 330 kB 00:00 Dependencies resolved. ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Package Architecture Version Repository Size ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Upgrading: ethtool x86_64 2:6.15-1.el9 @commandline 330 k Transaction Summary ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Upgrade 1 Package Total size: 330 k Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1/1 Upgrading : ethtool-2:6.15-1.el9.x86_64 1/2 Cleanup : ethtool-2:6.11-1.el9.x86_64 2/2 Running scriptlet: ethtool-2:6.11-1.el9.x86_64 2/2 Verifying : ethtool-2:6.15-1.el9.x86_64 1/2 Verifying : ethtool-2:6.11-1.el9.x86_64 2/2 Installed products updated. Upgraded: ethtool-2:6.15-1.el9.x86_64 Complete! [root@wsfd-advnetlab55 ~]# ethtool --version ethtool version 6.15 [root@wsfd-advnetlab55 ~]# ethtool -l ens7f1np1 Channel parameters for ens7f1np1: RX: n/a TX: n/a Other: n/a Combined: 32 RX: n/a TX: n/a Other: n/a Combined: 32
It seems this has been fixed in upstream in this commit: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/ethtool/ethtool.git/commit/?id=b70c928661024cd07914feb49122275daab904ea
What is the impact of this issue to you?
Our test scripts parse this output to ensure proper configuration and deconfiguration, with this change we're unable to run them and would have to implement parsing workarounds for specific versions of ethtool.
Please provide the package NVR for which the bug is seen:
ethtool-2:6.15-1.el9.x86_64
How reproducible is this bug?:
always
Steps to reproduce
- install old ethtool
- run ethtool -l any_device
- install new ethtool
- run ethtool -l same_device
- compare outputs
Expected results
included header lines
Actual results
no header lines in output
- is cloned by
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- Release Pending
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- links to
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RHBA-2025:153031
ethtool update
