From f0619fae00a153664d240ea3d89643dec3c0f4c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oren Kladnitsky Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:57:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update mstflint release notes Signed-off-by: Oren Kladnitsky --- mstflint_release_notes.txt | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-) diff --git a/mstflint_release_notes.txt b/mstflint_release_notes.txt index ba1e12e..15c7c79 100644 --- a/mstflint_release_notes.txt +++ b/mstflint_release_notes.txt @@ -1,15 +1,14 @@ - Open Fabrics InfiniBand Diagnostic Utilities - -------------------------------------------- - -******************************************************************************* -RELEASE: OFED 1.5 -DATE: Dec 2009 - +=============================================================================== + OFED 1.5.2 for Linux + Mellanox Firmware Burning and Diagnostic Utilities + December 2010 +=============================================================================== + =============================================================================== Table of Contents =============================================================================== 1. Overview -2. New features +2. New Features 3. Major Bugs Fixed 4. Known Issues @@ -17,51 +16,62 @@ Table of Contents 1. Overview =============================================================================== - uhis package contains a burning tool and diagnostic tools for Mellanox - manufactured cards. It also provides access to the relevant source - code. Please see the file LICENSE for licensing details. +This package contains a burning and diagnostic tools for Mellanox +manufactured cards. It also provides access to the relevant source code. Please +see the file LICENSE for licensing details. -2) Package Contents +Package Contents: a) mstflint source code b) mflash lib This lib provides Flash access through Mellanox HCAs. c) mtcr lib (implemented in mtcr.h file) - This lib enables access to HCA hardware registers. + This lib enables access to adapter hardware registers via PCIe d) mstregdump utility - This utility dumps hardware registers from Mellanox hardware - for later analysis by Mellanox. + This utility dumps hardware registers from Mellanox hardware for later + analysis by Mellanox. e) mstvpd - This utility dumps the on-card VPD. + This utility dumps the on-card VPD (Vital Product Data, which contains + the card serial number, part number, and other info). f) hca_self_test.ofed - This scripts checks the status of software, firmware and hardware - of the HCAs installed on the local host. + This scripts checks the status of software, firmware and hardware of the + HCAs or NICs installed on the local host. =============================================================================== 2. New Features =============================================================================== -* Mellanox InfiniScaleIV switch support. - Mstflint and the mflash lib support burning of this switch device. - mstregdump can dump InfiniScaleIV registers +* Added support for flash type SST25VF016B in mstflint + +* Added support for flash type M25PX16 in mstflint -* Added hca_self_test.ofed tool to the package. - See file hca_self_test.readme included in the package for details. +* Added an option to set the VSD and GUIDs (mstflint command 'sv' and 'sg') in + a binary image file. This is useful for production to prepare images for pre- + assembly flash burning. These new commands are supported by Mellanox 4th + generation devices. + +* Added an option to set the VSD and GUIDs (mstflint command 'sv' and 'sg') on + an already burnt device. These command re-burn the existing image with the + given GUIDs or VSD. + When the 'sg' command is applied on a device with blank (0xff) GUIDs, it + updates the GUIDs without re-burning the image. + +* mstregdump: Updated address list for ConnectX2 device. =============================================================================== -3. Major Bugs Fixed +3. Bugs Fixed =============================================================================== -* Fixed: Mstregdump on ConnectX devices cause the device to hang +* Show correct device names in mstflint help =============================================================================== 4. Known Issues =============================================================================== -* In the very unlikely event that you get the following error message when - running mstflint: +* Rarely you may get the following error message when running mstflint: Warning: memory access to device 0a:00.0 failed: Input/output error. Warning: Fallback on IO: much slower, and unsafe if device in use. *** buffer overflow detected ***: mstflint terminated - simply run "mst start" and then re-run mstflint. + To solve the issue, run "mst start" (requires MFT - Mellanox Firmware Tools package) and + then re-run mstflint. -- 2.41.0