Open Fabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED)
Version 4.8-1 Release Notes
- September 2017
+ October 2017
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Table of Contents
- OpenFabrics core and ULPs:
- IB HCA drivers (mthca, mlx4, mlx5, qib, ehca)
- iWARP RNIC driver (cxgb3, cxgb4, nes)
- - RoCE drivers (mlx4, mlx5, ocrdma)
+ - RoCE drivers (mlx4, mlx5, ocrdma, qedr)
- IB core
- - Upper Layer Protocols: IPoIB, SRP Initiator and target,
+ - Upper Layer Protocols: IPoIB, SRP Initiator, iSER,
uDAPL, qlgc_vnic and NFS-RDMA.
- OpenFabrics utilities:
- OpenSM (OSM): InfiniBand Subnet Manager
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2. Change log
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+OFED-4.8-1-rc2 Main Changes from OFED-4.8-1-rc1
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+1. compat-rdma
+- Fixes for i40iw which have been included in kernels 4.12 and 4.13
+- qedr: fix BZ 2642 - parse VLAN ID and priority correctly
+- bnxt_en: Bug 2645 - Set default completion ring for async events
+- bnxt_re: bz 2646 - 0012-bnxt_re-Make-room-for-mapping-beyond-32-entries.patch
+
+2. Updated packages
+- libfabric-1.5.1
+- fabtests-1.5.1
+
OFED-4.8-1-rc1 Main Changes from OFED 4.8 GA
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1. compat-rdma
To overcome this reload the qedr driver:
$ rmmod qedr
$ modprobe qedr
+21. Bug 2639 - ib_isert/ib_srpt report "Unknown symbol" after OFED-4.8-1 installation:
+ ib_srpt and ib_isert kernel modules are not included in OFED-4.8-x. So, after OFED
+ installation the in-box ib_core being replaced by one coming with OFED and,
+ therefore, in-box ib_srpt and ib_isert kernel modules fail to be loaded over
+ OFED's ib_core. If one need to use iSER or SRP target then need to recompile
+ iSERT/SRPT over the OFED.
+22. Bug 2640 - openibd fail to start when system is coming up:
+ The inbox kernel modules being loaded from initrd
+ So, need to rebuild the initrd by:
+ # dracut -f -v
+23. Bug 2641 - IPoIB: Missing first ping after clearing ARP cache:
+ This is a known issue by IPoIB design
Note: See the release notes of each component for additional issues.