From a1f6eb768f77acabef8ac8abd454205a94d3b0cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vladimir Sokolovsky Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2018 11:41:25 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Updated OFED_release_notes.txt for OFED-4.8-2-rc1 Signed-off-by: Vladimir Sokolovsky --- OFED_release_notes.txt | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/OFED_release_notes.txt b/OFED_release_notes.txt index 6047381..833899d 100644 --- a/OFED_release_notes.txt +++ b/OFED_release_notes.txt @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Open Fabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) - Version 4.8-1 Release Notes - November 2017 + Version 4.8-2 Release Notes + February 2018 =============================================================================== Table of Contents @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Table of Contents 1. Overview =============================================================================== These are the release notes of OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) -release 4.8-1. The OFED software package is composed of several software modules, +release 4.8-2. The OFED software package is composed of several software modules, and is intended for use on a computer cluster constructed as an InfiniBand Fabric, an iWARP Network or a RoCE Fabric. @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Note: If you plan to upgrade the OFED package on your cluster, please upgrade all of its nodes to this new version. -1.1 OFED 4.8-1 Contents +1.1 OFED 4.8-2 Contents ----------------------- The OFED package contains the following components: - OpenFabrics core and ULPs: @@ -65,9 +65,11 @@ The OFED package contains the following components: - RedHat EL7.1 3.10.0-210.el7 - RedHat EL7.2 3.10.0-327.el7 - RedHat EL7.3 3.10.0-514.el7 + - RedHat EL7.4 3.10.0-693.el7 - SLES12 3.12.28-4 - SLES12.1 3.12.49-11.1 - SLES12.2 4.4.21-69-default + - SLES12.3 4.4.73-5-default - kernel.org 4.8 * * Minimal QA for these versions. @@ -212,6 +214,48 @@ http://www.openfabrics.org/downloads/MAINTAINERS =============================================================================== 2. Change log =============================================================================== +OFED-4.8-2-rc1 Main Changes from OFED-4.8-1 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +1. compat-rdma +- bnxt_en: Fix Max MTU setting on SLES 12 SP3 +- qede: SLE12SP3 Backport fix use core min max MTU check +- cxgb: SLE12SP3 Backport fix: use net core MTU range checking +- Remove vmw_pvrdma tech preview patches +- Fixed mlx4 backport +- qedr cherry pick: lower message verbosity +- Update qib backport for SLES 12.3 +- bnxt_en: backport for RH 7.0 and 7.1 +- compat-rdma.spec: Added compat-rdma-firmware subpackage +- bnxt_en: Backporting for RHEL 7.4 and SLES12SP3 +- qedr: Add backports for RHEL 7.4 and SLES 12 SP3 +- configure: Add parameters for RXE and RDMAVT +- ib_iser: Added support for SLES12 SP3 +- mlx5: Added support for SLES12 SP3 +- mlx4: Added support for SLES12 SP3 +- ib_core: Added support for SLES12 SP3 +- mlx5: Added RHEL7.4 support +- mlx4: Added RHEL7.4 support +- configure/makefile: Rename CONFIG_INFINIBAND_RXE -> CONFIG_RDMA_RXE to match upstream + +2. Updated packages +- rdma-core-v16.2 +- fabtests-1.5.3 +- libfabric-1.5.3 +- perftest-4.1-0.2.g770623f + +3. ofed_scripts +- add --with-rdmavt-mod for qib +- Add VMware Paravirtual RDMA Driver as an installable driver +- Remove vmw_pvrdma tech preview install option +- install.pl: Added rdma-core-devel dependency for the perftest build +- Revert "install.pl: Enable bnxt_re on supported OSes only" +- install.pl: Added compat-rdma-firmware package +- install.pl: Enable bnxt_re on supported OSes only +- install.pl: Updated rdma-core dependencies +- install.pl: Remove requirement on the specific cmake version +- install.pl: Added support for SLES12 SP3 +- install.pl: Added RHEL7.4 support + OFED-4.8-1 Main Changes from OFED-4.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. compat-rdma @@ -389,3 +433,8 @@ Note: See the release notes of each component for additional issues. form, so, they cannot be verified by the install.pl script. Using '--without-depcheck' when the dependency is actually not present may lead to undesired behaviour both in compilation and run time. + +2. ULP and Driver restrictions: +- NVMe-oF (kernel 4.8 only) +- NFS-RDMA (SLES12.2 RH7.3 only). +- i40iw 10GbE iWARP Adapter (kernel 4.8 only) -- 2.41.0