From 4e6925f0730bdf647062c832279687a2c8c2a321 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Davis, Arlin R" Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 21:43:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] OFED_release_notes.txt: Updated for OFED-4.8-1 Signed-off-by: Vladimir Sokolovsky --- OFED_release_notes.txt | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) diff --git a/OFED_release_notes.txt b/OFED_release_notes.txt index af91e80..ce9984d 100644 --- a/OFED_release_notes.txt +++ b/OFED_release_notes.txt @@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ all of its nodes to this new version. The OFED package contains the following components: - OpenFabrics core and ULPs: - IB HCA drivers (mthca, mlx4, mlx5, qib, ehca) - - iWARP RNIC driver (cxgb3, cxgb4, nes) - - RoCE drivers (mlx4, mlx5, ocrdma, qedr) + - iWARP RNIC driver (cxgb3, cxgb4, nes, i40iw, qedr) + - RoCE drivers (mlx4, mlx5, ocrdma, qedr, bnxt_re) - IB core - - Upper Layer Protocols: IPoIB, SRP Initiator, iSER, - uDAPL, qlgc_vnic and NFS-RDMA. + - Upper Layer Protocols: + - IPoIB, SRP Initiator, iSER, uDAPL, qlgc_vnic + - NVMe-oF (kernel 4.8 only) + - NFS-RDMA (SLES12.2 RH7.3 only). - OpenFabrics utilities: - OpenSM (OSM): InfiniBand Subnet Manager - Diagnostic tools @@ -44,17 +46,10 @@ The OFED package contains the following components: - Extra packages: - infinipath-psm: Performance-Scaled Messaging API, an accelerated interface to Intel(R) HCAs - - Packages for Intel(R) Xeon Phi(TM) coprocessor systems (libibscif, ibpd) - - IBSCIF Driver (ibscif) - - libfbric - library that exports interfaces for fabric services to applications - - CCL-Direct host-side drivers for Intel(R) Xeon Phi(TM) coprocessor systems: - - HCA proxy (ibp_server) - - Connection Manager proxy (ibp_cm_server) - - Subnet Administrator proxy (ibp_sa_server) + - libfabric - library that exports interfaces for fabric services to applications - Sources of all software modules (under conditions mentioned in the modules' LICENSE files) - Documentation - - VMware Paravirtual RDMA Driver (vmw_pvrdma) as Tech Preview. 1.2 Supported Platforms and Operating Systems @@ -78,7 +73,7 @@ The OFED package contains the following components: 1.3 HCAs and RNICs Supported ---------------------------- -This release supports IB HCAs by IBM, Intel and Mellanox Technologies, iWARP RNICs by Chelsio Communications and Intel and RoCE adapters by Emulex, IBM and Mellanox. +This release supports IB HCAs by IBM, Intel and Mellanox Technologies, iWARP RNICs by Chelsio Communications and Intel and RoCE adapters by Emulex, IBM, Mellanox, Cavium, and Broadcom. InfiniBand Adapters o IBM HCAs: @@ -91,17 +86,13 @@ InfiniBand Adapters - Intel(R) True Scale DDR PCIe x8 and x16 HCAs - Intel(R) True Scale QDR PCIe x8 Gen2 HCAs - o Mellanox Technologies HCAs (SDR, DDR and QDR Modes are Supported): - - ConnectX(R) and ConnectX EN (Rev 2.9.1000) - - ConnectX-2 (Rev 2.9.1200 and above) - o Mellanox Technologies HCAs (FDR and FDR10 Modes are Supported): - ConnectX-3 (Rev 2.33.5100 and above) - ConnectX-3 Pro (Rev 2.33.5100 and above) - - o Mellanox Technologies HCAs (FDR and FDR10 Modes are Supported): - Connect-IB (Rev 10.10.5054 and above) - - ConnectX-4 (Rev 12.12.1100 and above) + + o Mellanox Technologies HCAs (EDR, FDR, FDR10 Modes are Supported): + - ConnectX-4 (Rev 12.12.x and above) For official firmware versions please see: http://www.mellanox.com/content/pages.php?pg=firmware_download @@ -116,6 +107,7 @@ iWARP Adapters o Intel RNICs: - NE020 10Gb iWARP Adapter + - i40iw 10Gb iWARP Adapter (kernel 4.8 only) RoCE Adapters o Emulex - using ocrdma @@ -131,6 +123,18 @@ RoCE Adapters - ConnectX-2 EN (Rev 2.9.1200 and above) - ConnectX-3 EN (Rev 2.31.5050 and above) + o Cavium + - QL4xxx series of converged network adapters (RoCEv2) + + o Broadcom + - NetXtreme Ethernet Network Adapters (RoCEv2) + +Other Drivers + - VMware Paravirtual RDMA Driver (vmw_pvrdma) + - Software RDMA over Ethernet (RoCEv2) + - NVMe-oF Host and Target (kernel 4.8 only) + + 1.4 Switches Supported ---------------------- This release was tested with switches and gateways provided by the following @@ -163,7 +167,7 @@ RoCE Switches The following third party packages have been tested with OFED 4.8-1: - Open MPI - 1.8 - Intel MPI Library 2017 -- MVAPICH2 +- MVAPICH2 1.6 OFED Sources ---------------- @@ -336,17 +340,17 @@ components of the OFED 4.8-1 release. and the OpenSM is started on the Intel HCA, the link will not go to active. The workaround is to start the OpenSM on the Mellanox HCA. 09. Bug 2553: Unable to run UD traffic using qperf on a RoCE R-NIC -10. Bug 2561: Devices do not receive the echo reply of the first ping sequence - when the payload size is 65493 or higher. This is still an issues in the +10. Bug 2561: Devices do not receive the echo reply of the first ping sequence + when the payload size is 65493 or higher. This is still an issues in the 4.3 kernel and should be resolved in a future OFED 4.x release 11. Bug 2574: Installing OFED (with --with_xeon_phi and qib=y in ofed.conf file) makes the access to the scif char device fail. - psmd uses scif functions to allow psm to connect to the Phi devices. + psmd uses scif functions to allow psm to connect to the Phi devices. It also makes sure it can connect to them when the service is started. Scif functions cannot be called unless the mpss service is running. Since openibd starts the psmd service, it should be loaded after mpss -12. The ipath and eHCA drivers will be deprecated in the next OFED build that - uses a kernel >= 4.3 +12. The ipath and eHCA drivers will be deprecated in the next OFED build that + uses a kernel >= 4.3 13. Bug 2583: "iwpm_mapping_error_cb: Received msg seq = 381240 err code = 12 client = 3" seen intermittently 14. Bug 2587: autoconf is needed by ibacm-1.1.0-1.x86_64 @@ -382,4 +386,11 @@ components of the OFED 4.8-1 release. 23. Bug 2641 - IPoIB: Missing first ping after clearing ARP cache: This is a known issue by IPoIB design +24. Bug 2661 - rstream intermittent error: Connection refused (stale connection) + 1. Two Q-Logic/Cavium NICs back to back + 2. Command: rstream -S all -T a + + on the second connect in the test: + Connection refused (stale connection ) + Note: See the release notes of each component for additional issues. -- 2.41.0