- Update to v4.15.0-1 (jsc#SLE-15968)
- New Supported Devices
- ConnectX-6Lx adapter cards support.
- BlueField-2 adapter cards support.
- mstconfig tool
- QOS ets configuration ConnectX-4 LX 25NIC failed when enabled VFs > 21
- Network programmability (Dynamic Flex Parse) Packet classification on
eCPRI header on receive with DPDK
- Improved BlueField NVMf Performance when working in 4K block size
[BlueField SmartNIC] Support full virtio-net PCI device emulation +
Device Hot Plug - BareMetal case GA
- ConnectX-6 SHARPv2 to achieve line-rate performance
- New Feature - BOOT_INTERRUPT_DIS parameter was added to mlxconfig.
When TRUE, legacy interrupts should not be used for receive/transmit indication.
Polling should be used instead.
- mstdump tool
- Fixed an issue that caused mstflint to print garbage messages.
To fix the bug, the new kernel module should be recompiled and loaded
- mstreg tool
[software steering, ASAP^2, Connection Tracking] adding DP_HASH support
- Virtual output Queuing - exposing descriptors
- New Feature - Increased the registry keys the tool supports and now it exposes the full PRM.
- For additional information, refer to the PRM.
- mstlink tool
- need mstlink to support TX SerDes set --database at Quantum and Spectrum-2
- QSFP DD + CMIS
- mstlink - support for 400G
- mstlink to enforce PRBS at host-management and/ or multi-host systems
- mstlink - add support to configure PRBS
- Read/Write SerDes Tx taps with new SLTP register - mstlink
- Fix the return bad status of SLTP according to the new return values
- New Feature - HDR lane rate is now supported when in Pseudorandom Binary Sequence (PRBS) mode.
- New Feature - Added support for switching between NRZ/PAM4 speeds for new devices that support
- HDR/200G speeds (ConnectX-6, ConnectX-6 Dx, Mellanox Quantum, Mellanox Spectrum 2).
- mstfwreset tool
- handling mstfwreset on SN in different modes
- mstflint tool
[Secure Boot][BlueField-2] EFUSE keys burn tool (Arm OS) for RSA Keys and MKEK
- Support HPCC in CX6Dx
- Add life cycle, secure boot, recovery indications to the flint query full command
- New Feature - Enables the user to insert information manually to the flash on components
such as MFG/DEV GUID/MAC when no information exists after the burn process using the command
"mstflint -d \<device\> sg \<guid\>".
If the information is not inserted manually, the existing GUID/MAC
- information will be used instead.
- New Feature - Enables the user to query the MFA2 file using a PSID.
- mstresourcedump tool
- MSTResoruceDump new tool: Build a dump passer tool for parsing resource dumps
- Added support for "--virtual-hca-id" command. Now the tool can provide info on the virtual HCA
(host channel adapter, NIC) ID.
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/839558
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/science:HPC/mstflint?expand=0&rev=39
- Update to v4.13.3-2
- ConnectX-6DX adapter cards GA support.
- mstflint tool
- New feature - Burning MFA2 images. Enables the user to extract (i.e. unzip)
4MB images from MFA2 archive, that matches the device type and device PSIB.
- New feature - Verifying MFA2 Archive. Enables the user to verify a given MFA2
archive contains the image that matches the given device.
- New feature - Verifying firmware image on a device which operates in livefish mode by
comparing it with an existing binary firmware file.
- Added image-reactivation feature which re-assigns the image signature to the
previous image (in case the new image is faulty) enabling "fwreset" functionality
or to burn a new image.
- mstresourcedump tool
- New mstresourcedump tool added to extracts and prints data segments generated
by the firmware. The dump output is used by Mellanox for debug and troubleshooting.
- mstfwreset tool
- Added support for Socket Direct devices in the mstfwreset tool.
- Added save/restore ATS PCIE capability.
- Added support for Live-Patch in ConnectX-5.
- Added a new reset option (reset-type) to the reset command of mstfwreset.
The user can see the supported reset-types by using the query command.
- mstlink tool
- New feature - Using --json flag formats the output of the tool including all
options & commands in JSON format and prints it.
- Added support for reading the "Link Downed Counter" and "Link Error Recovery Counter"
in the mstlink utility when using InfiniBand protocol only.
- Added support for HDR PCIe grades in the EYE Opening Info in the mstlink utility.
- Added a new flag (show links) to define the valid PCIe links.
- Displays and configures port related data at the physical layer.
- mstconfig tool
- Added the ATS_ENABLED TLV param. When set to TRUE, the device will support Address
Translation Service (ATS).
- Added the VF_VPD_ENABLE parameter to mstconfig. When set, the VPD capability
is exposed to Virtual Functions.
- mstarchive tool
- Added support for MFA2 query using the mstarchive tool.
- mstfwtrace tool
- Extracts and prints trace messages generated by the firmware of 5th generation devices.
This tool supports secure firmware flow only.
- mstreg tool
- Exposes supported access registers, and allows users to obtain information
regarding the registers fields and attributes, and to set and get data with
a specific register.
- mstfwmanager tool
- Supports listing the contents of images archive. When running this command the tool
will list all firmware images within this PLDM package for each image it displays.
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/766935
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/science:HPC/mstflint?expand=0&rev=37
- Update to v4.11.0-5 (bsc#1136328)
- Build related changes
- Disabled -Werror compiler flag
- Added the option to choose local system libraries if available in the machine
- Enhanced python 3 compatibility
- Removed python shebangs from the scripts
- Fixed multiple rpmbuild issues
- Added --enable-all-static configure flag that allows compilation of static executables, when the the option is supported by the compiler
- All python scripts were aligned to unix encoding
- Fixed multiple builds and compilation issues
- mstprivhost tool
- Added mstprivhost tool to set host privilege configurations
- mstflint tool
- Added missing Rom info attribute for legacy FW qq query
- Fixed query timeout when device is locked
- Renamed former --next_boot_fw_ver to --flashed_version flag. This flag queries the flashed version.
- Note that the previous flag is supported to keep compatibility.
- Fixed an issue with FW upgrade on ConnectX-5 EN
- mstregdup tool
- Fixed segfault
- mstconfig
- Added new params:
- mstfwtrace
- Added fwtracer: in this release, this tool supports secure FW flow only
- libibmad
- Added support for libibmad 12 in addition to 5
- Python tools
- Fixed Python wrapper to work properly in multiple OSes and multiple Python versions
- Added adb generic tools
- Added mstreg tool: To enable this option please use "--enable-adb-genaric-tools" flag
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/728694
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/science:HPC/mstflint?expand=0&rev=35
- Update to v4.11.0-3 (bsc#1103497)
- Added option to query only flashed FW version, which reduces the CPU usage during the query.
To use this option you should use "--next_boot_fw_ver" flag.
- Fixed issue of missing information during query.
- Added support for python 3.
- Added option to reduce cpu utilization with "--low_cpu" flag.
- Added compatibility to 1.1.X version, in addition to previously supported 1.0.2 version.
- Added support for Mellanox Quantum switch systems and
ConnectX-6 Ready adapter cards.
- mstarchive tool
The mstarchive tool allows the user to create a file with the mfa2 extension.
The new file contains several binary files of a given firmware for
different adapter cards.
- mstprivhost
The ability to restrict the hosts from configuring the NIC.
Meaning, only the Arm side will have the privilege to configure the NIC.
Note: This utility is supported in BlueField devices only.
- mstconfig in BlueField
Enables the user to manage (grand/restrict) mlxconfig configuration
privileges for BlueField Arm systems.
- Refresh patchest against latest sources:
- Add-armv6-and-armv7-support.patch
- Add-s390-s390x-support.patch
- Fix-gcc7-and-gcc8.patch
- Remove-date-time-info-from-build.patch
- fix-race-condition-during-install.patch
- Drop Fixed-licenses-of-files.patch as it was merged upstream
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/674852
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/science:HPC/mstflint?expand=0&rev=31
- Update to v4.10.0-3 (fate#325998)
- Added mstcongestion
- Update to v4.10.0-2
- mstfwreset not supported
- mstflint now handles all the burn parameters when MCC
is enabled and displays the secure-FW CS tokens.
- mstconfig
- Added the option to query partial parameters
- Added the following new parameters:
FLEX_PARSER_PROFILE_ENABLE
ECPF_ESWITCH_MANAGER
ECPF_PAGE_SUPPLIER
SAFE_MODE_ENABLE
SAFE_MODE_THERSHOLD
BOOT_UNDI_NETWORK_WAIT
- Fixed bug in firmware burning flow
- Refresh patchest against latest sources:
- Remove-date-time-info-from-build.patch
- Add-s390-s390x-support.patch
- Add-armv6-and-armv7-support.patch
- Fix-gcc7-and-gcc8.patch
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/644584
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/science:HPC/mstflint?expand=0&rev=27
- Update patches to fit science:HPC worflow
- Remove old format patches
- mstflint-4.4.0-implicit-declaration.patch
- mstflint-4.4.0-no-date-time.patch
- mstflint-armv6_arch.patch
- mstflint-armv7_arch.patch
- mstflint-gcc7.patch
- mstflint-s390_arch.patch
- Replaced with new format patches
- Remove-date-time-info-from-build.patch
- Add-s390-s390x-support.patch
- Add-armv6-and-armv7-support.patch
- Fix-gcc7-and-gcc8.patch
- Patch was updated to also fix Gcc8 compilation issues
- Drop obsolete patch
- mstfint-mtcr_ul_no_static_lib.patch
- Update to v4.9.0-3
- No release notes available
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/618879
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/science:HPC/mstflint?expand=0&rev=24
- Update to v4.9.0-1
* mstfwreset
* Added support for a hot swap (or hot plug) of the PCIe slot.
* Secure Firmware Update
* Added support for Secure Firmware Update to ConnectX-4 adapter cards.
* Enabled signing the package with an RSA 4096 bit keys.
* Added support for setting the GUIDs when Secure Firmware Update is enabled.
* mstconfig
* Added the following mstconfig configuration parameters:
* AUTO_RELOAD
* DRIVER_SETTINGS
* EXP_ROM_PXE_ENABLE
* EXP_ROM_UEFI_ARM_ENABLE
* EXP_ROM_UEFI_X86_ENABLE
* INTERNAL_CPU_MODEL
* IPV4
* IPV6
* PCI_DATA_WR_ORDERING_MODE
* PXE_UNDI
* STATUS_UPDATE
* TCP
* TCPIP
* TRACER_ENABLE
* mstflint
* Added support for FreeBSD with BSD license.
* Secure Boot
* Added support for secure boot to ConnectX-3 adapter cards.
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/589145
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/science:HPC/mstflint?expand=0&rev=20
