These firmwares were obtained from the "Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire
v2.12.0.3 for Linux" release. Changes since 1.14.4.0 (which is the
firmware in -STABLE branches) are in the "Release Notes" accompanying
the Unified Wire release and are copy-pasted here as well.
22.1. T5 Firmware
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Version : 1.15.37.0
Date : 04/27/2016
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FIXES
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BASE:
- Fixed an issue in FW_RSS_VI_CONFIG_CMD handling where the default ingress
queue was ignored.
- Fixed an issue where adapter failed to load fw by adjusting DRAM frequency.
- Fixed an issue in watchdog which was causing VM bring-up failure after reboot.
- Fixed 40G link failures with some switches when auto-negotiation enabled.
- Fixed to improve on link bring-up time.
- Per port buffer groups size doubled to improve performance.
- Fixed an issue where bogus d3hot bits were set causing traffic stall.
- Fixed an issue where sometimes adapter was not seen after reboot.
- Fixed an issue where iWARP was crashing in conjunction with traffic management.
- Fixed an issue where link failed to come up after removing twinax cable and
inserting optical module.
ETH
- Fixed a link flap issue on T580-CR.
OFLD
- Fixed a potential iSCSI data corruption issue by disabling RxFragEn flag.
FOiSCSI
- Fixed an issue in recovery path where connection was getting closed before
recovery processing was done.
- Fixed an issue in TCP port reuse.
- Fixed an issue in recovery path when large number (>64) of iSCSI connections
were in use.
- Returned ENETUNREACH if IP was not been provisioned yet and driver tried to
use given inerface.
- Fixed an issue where fw was sending ENETUNREACH event for normal tcp
disconnection.
DCBX
- Fixed an issue where iscsi tlv is sent incorrectly to host. (DCBX CEE)
- Fixed an issue where apply bit set for APP id was affecting the ETS and PFC
settings.(DCBX IEEE)
- Fixed an issue where app priority values are not handled correctly in fw.
(DCBX IEEE)
- Fixed an issue where enable/disable dcbx can cause crash. (DCBX CEE,DCBX IEEE)
FOFCoE
- Removed BB6 support.
ENHANCEMENTS
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BASE:
- Added new interface to program DCA settings in SGE contexts; allow 32-byte
IQE size
- Added PTP interface fw_ptp_ts to support PTP Frequeny and Offset adjustment.
- Added MPS raw interface.
ETH:
- New mailbox command FW_DCB_IEEE_CMD api added for IEEE dcbx.
OFLD:
- WR opcode is returned to host in cqe error response.
22.2. T4 Firmware
+++++++++++++++++
Version : 1.15.37.0
Date : 04/27/2016
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FIXES
-----
BASE:
- Fixed an issue in FW_RSS_VI_CONFIG_CMD handling where default ingress queue
was ignored.
- Fixed an issue in watchdog which was causing VM bring-up failure after reboot.
- Per port buffer groups size doubled to improve performance.
- Fixed an issue where iWARP was crashing in conjunction with traffic management.
FOiSCSI:
- Fixed an issue in recovery path where connection was getting closed before
recovery processing was done.
- Fixed an issue in TCP port reuse.
- Fixed an issue in recovery path when large number (>64) of iSCSI connections
were in use.
- Returned ENETUNREACH if IP had not been provisioned yet and driver tried to
use given inerface.
DCBX
- Fixed an issue where iscsi tlv is sent incorrectly to host.(DCBX CEE)
- Fixed an issue where enable/disable dcbx can cause crash in firmware.(DCBX CEE)
FOiSCSI
- Fixes an issue where fw was sending ENETUNREACH event for normal tcp
disconnection.
FOFCoE
- Removed BB6 support.
ENHANCEMENTS
------------
BASE:
- Added MPS raw interface.
ETH:
- New mailbox command FW_DCB_IEEE_CMD api added for IEEE dcbx.
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Obtained from: Chelsio Communications
MFC after: 6 weeks
Relnotes: yes
Sponsored by: Chelsio Communications
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