Changes since 1.16.26.0 for all three firmwares are listed below. This
list was obtained from the Release Notes of the Chelsio Unified Wire
v3.5.05 release for Linux.
T6 Firmware
++++++++++++
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Version : 1.16.63.0
Date : 09/29/2017
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Fixes
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BASE:
- Fixed a fw crash when configured traffic rate limit is less than 10kbps.
- Fixed traffic rate limiting for smaller traffic rate value.
ETH:
- Fixed 40G link failure when interface is toggled.
- Fixed adapter crash when interface is toggled during traffic.
- Fixed 25G link failure when PEER only supports consortium mode autoneg
for 25G.
- Fixed 100G optics link failure when cable is plugged in after bringing up
the interface.
- Enable RS FEC as default if speed is 100G.
- Fixed DCBX configuration refresh failure.
OFLD
- Fixed 0B iWARP ingress read failure.
- Fixed iWARP SRQ reuse failure.
FOiSCSI:
- Fixed vlan interface ping failure.
- Fixed target discovery failures.
- Fixed mutual chap login failure.
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Version : 1.16.59.0
Date : 09/05/2017
================================================================================
FIXES
-----
BASE:
- Fixed fw crash caused by MC parity error in SO adapters.
- Generate Timer0Int interrupt if fw crashes due to unaligned access error. Host
driver must look into PCIE_FW register to see if any fw fatal error has
encountered. If PCIE_FW doesn't indicate any error then driver must ignore this
interrupt.
- Fixed receive buffer threshold settings which was resulting in error frames on
receive side.
ETH:
- Fixed an issue in connection traffic shaping when
FLOWC_WR->FW_FLOWC_MNEM_SCHEDCLASS is not received in first WR on the connection.
- Fixed link failure when speed is changed from 10G-1G-10G due to incorrect flag
check.
- Fixed improper LED behaviour for blink test and when traffic is running.
- Removed storage of previous fec settings from fw. Driver needs to pass the user
settings whenever a new module is plugged in as fw resets these when a module is
unplugged.
OFLD
- OVS offload: TP cache is flushed periodically to get the accuate filters stats
(hit count).
ENHANCEMENTS
------------
BASE:
- Ring backbone feature added. New FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DEV_RING_BACKBONE param type
added to query and enable ring backbone support.
- VNI support added for filtering. New entry_type FW_VI_MAC_TYPE_EXACTMAC_VNI
added to FW_VI_MAC_CMD.
- Added new API FW_PARAM_PARAM_DEV_MPSBGMAP to read the priority to buffer group
mapping for the ports.
- FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DEV_TPCHMAP API added to read the port to channel mapping.
- HMA (Host memory access) support added. New FW_HMA_CMD and
FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DEV_HMA_SIZE added to query and configure the HMA. It
enables the memfree support (256 connections) for iwarp.
- PTP support enabled.
ETH:
- Added consortium mode 50G support.
- Added the ability to allow only selected speeds to be advertised during auto
negotiation.
- Increased port capability from 16 to 32 bits to support more speeds.
FW_PARAMS_PARAM_PFVF_PORT_CAPS32 added to query whether fw supports 16 or 32
bit port capability.
OFLD:
- RDMA Write with immediate support added (iwarp 2.0 feature)
- FW_TLS_KEYCTX_TX_WR removed and security key management moved to driver.
- 256 offloaded connections support for iwarp on SO adapters.
iSCSI:
- New param FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DEV_PPOD_EDRAM added for iscsi ppod configuration
in EDRAM (performance improvement).
FOiSCSI:
- iSCSI Command offload target support added.
FOFCoE:
- FCoE support enabled.
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Version : 1.16.43.0
Date : 05/05/2017
================================================================================
FIXES
-----
BASE:
- Fixed default DCB mode to AUTO.
- Fixed DCBX bugs when AUTO mode is configured in config file.
- Fixed an issue where even after removing PFC from switch, PFC wasn't getting
reset.
- Fixed DDR3/DDR4 ECC errors.
- Fixed an FLR issue where FLR completion was going to host before FLR
processing is finished in fw.
ETH:
- Fixed bug in writing multi-bytes using i2c interface.
- Fixed the link failure when optical cable is inserted into the QSA module
after loading the driver.
- Fixed false link up when peer interface was brought down.
- Enabling RS FEC by default for 100Gbase-SR4 according to 802.3BJ standard.
- Fixed bugs related to negotiated fec based local/peer fec ability and request.
- Fixed auto-neg failure with few switches.
- T6 Performance improvement fixes.
OFLD
- Fixed an extra credit issue if FW_RI_TYPE_FINI is delayed in fw due to
backpressure.
- Added a new queue type FW_IQ_TYPE_VF_CQ to handle the FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DMAQ*
commands. queue type will be part of the FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DMAQ_IQ_INTIDX
value. Used in guest RDMA (RDMA from VM/VF) usecase.
- T6 Crypto Coprocessor mode bug fixes.
- T6 Crypto TLS-inline mode bug fixes.
ENHANCEMENTS
------------
BASE:
- Added new API FW_PARAM_PARAM_DEV_MPSBGMAP to read the priority to buffer
group mapping for the ports.
ETH:
- Added broadcom consortium next page support for 25G CR.
This can be enabled using flags=an_brcm option in the t6-config.txt file.
- Added spider mode support.
- Added support for 10G-BaseT converter sfp+ module.
- Added support for additional 25G/100G cables.
- Added support to enable/disable auto-neg using ethtool.
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Version : 1.16.33.0
Date : 02/24/2017
================================================================================
Fixes
-----
BASE:
- Fixed DDR4 uncorrectable errors.
ETH:
- Enabled link auto negotiation (AN) by default in config file.
- Added AN and FEC control api. Host driver and application can enable/disable
AN and FEC.
ENHANCEMENTS
------------
BASE:
- Enabled High priorty filter.
- Added T6425 adapter support.
ETH:
- Added new workrequest ETH_TX_PKTS2_WR (see fw api document for more details).
================================================================================
Version : 1.16.29.0
Date : 01/27/2017
================================================================================
FIXES
-----
BASE:
- Set multiple fec values only if AN is enabled in config file and when module
is connected.
- Fixed intermittent DDR3/4 ECC errors.
- max number of ethctrl queue in VF set to 2 (reverted the last change
because it causes problem in VF drivers).
ETH:
- Made devlog more verbose by printing cable information in redable form.
- Updated AN settings to work with more 25G/100G switches.
- Added support for more SFP28/QSFP28 cables.
- Fixed an issue of link going down after few hours of idle time.
OFLD:
- Fixed an issue in TLS which was causing fw crash on running TLS traffic.
FOiSCSI:
- Fixed the failure of PXE boot OS install on an iscsi lun.
ENHANCEMENTS
------------
OFLD:
- Added filtering support for NAT. New WR FW_FILTER2_WR and
FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DEV_FILTER2_WR added for the same.
- Added RDMA guest mode (mode 3 or RDMA from VF) support.
================================================================================
T5 Firmware
++++++++++++
================================================================================
Version : 1.16.63.0
Date : 09/29/2017
================================================================================
Fixes
-----
BASE:
- Fixed offload memory overcommit in case of SO adapter.
ETH:
- Fixed DCBX configuration refresh failure.
OFLD
- Fixed 0B iWARP ingress read failure.
FOiSCSI:
- Fixed vlan interface ping failure.
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Version : 1.16.59.0
Date : 09/05/2017
================================================================================
FIXES
-----
BASE:
- Fixed an FLR issue which was causing error when VF attached VM was powered on.
ETH:
- Fixed an issue in connection traffic shaping when
FLOWC_WR->FW_FLOWC_MNEM_SCHEDCLASS is not received in first WR on the connection.
- Fixed link failure when speed is changed from 10G-1G-10G due to incorrect flag
check.
- Fixed T580 link failure with few switches which take more time for
establishing link.
ENHANCEMENTS
------------
BASE:
- Ring backbone feature added. New FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DEV_RING_BACKBONE param type
added to query and enable ring backbone support.
- Added new API FW_PARAM_PARAM_DEV_MPSBGMAP to read the priority to buffer group
mapping for the ports.
- FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DEV_TPCHMAP API added to read the port to channel mapping.
FOiSCSI:
- iSCSI Command offload target support added.
================================================================================
Version : 1.16.43.0
Date : 05/05/2017
================================================================================
FIXES
-----
BASE:
- Fixed default DCB mode to AUTO.
- Fixed DCBX bugs when AUTO mode is configured in config file.
- Fixed an issue where even after removing PFC from switch, PFC wasn't getting
reset.
ETH:
- Fixed bug in writing multi-bytes using i2c interface.
- Fixed the link failure when optical cable is inserted into the QSA module
after loading the driver.
OFLD
- Fixed an extra credit issue if FW_RI_TYPE_FINI is delayed in fw due to
backpressure.
- Added a new queue type FW_IQ_TYPE_VF_CQ to handle the FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DMAQ*
commands. queue type will be part of the FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DMAQ_IQ_INTIDX
value. Used in guest RDMA (RDMA from VM/VF) usecase.
ENHANCEMENTS
------------
BASE:
- Added new API FW_PARAM_PARAM_DEV_MPSBGMAP to read the priority to buffer
group mapping for the ports.
================================================================================
Version : 1.16.33.0
Date : 02/24/2017
================================================================================
ENHANCEMENTS
------------
ETH:
- Added new workrequest ETH_TX_PKTS2_WR (see fw api document for more details).
================================================================================
Version : 1.16.29.0
Date : 01/27/2017
================================================================================
FIXES
-----
BASE:
- max number of ethctrl queue in VF set to 2 (reverted the last change
because it causes problem in VF drivers).
FOiSCSI:
- Fixed the failure of PXE boot OS install on an iscsi lun.
ENHANCEMENTS
------------
OFLD:
- Added filtering support for NAT. New WR FW_FILTER2_WR and
FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DEV_FILTER2_WR added for the same.
- Added RDMA guest mode (mode 3 or RDMA from VF) support.
================================================================================
T4 Firmware
+++++++++++
================================================================================
Version : 1.16.63.0
Date : 09/29/2017
================================================================================
Fixes
-----
ETH:
- Fixed DCBX configuration refresh failure.
FOiSCSI:
- Fixed vlan interface ping failure.
================================================================================
Version : 1.16.59.0
Date : 09/05/2017
================================================================================
FIXES
-----
ETH:
- Fixed an issue in connection traffic shaping when
FLOWC_WR->FW_FLOWC_MNEM_SCHEDCLASS is not received in first WR on the connection.
ENHANCEMENTS
------------
BASE:
- FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DEV_TPCHMAP API added to read the port to channel mapping.
================================================================================
Version : 1.16.43.0
Date : 05/05/2017
================================================================================
FIXES
-----
BASE:
- Fixed default DCB mode to AUTO.
- Fixed DCBX bugs when AUTO mode is configured in config file.
- Fixed an issue where even after removing PFC from switch, PFC wasn't getting
reset.
ETH:
- Fixed bug in writing multi-bytes using i2c interface.
OFLD
- Fixed an extra credit issue if FW_RI_TYPE_FINI is delayed in fw due to
backpressure.
- Added a new queue type FW_IQ_TYPE_VF_CQ to handle the FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DMAQ*
commands. queue type will be part of the FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DMAQ_IQ_INTIDX
value. Used in guest RDMA (RDMA from VM/VF) usecase.
ENHANCEMENTS
------------
BASE:
- Added new API FW_PARAM_PARAM_DEV_MPSBGMAP to read the priority to buffer
group mapping for the ports.
Obtained from: Chelsio Communications
MFC after: 2 weeks
Sponsored by: Chelsio Communications
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