[openib-general] [ANNOUNCE] tvflash: userspace-only Mellanox HCA flash tool

[Roland Dreier]

I just checked in source for "tvflash," a tool for updating the
firmware flash on Mellanox HCA's.  It is available from:

    https://openib.org/svn/gen2/branches/roland-merge/src/userspace/tvflash

This tool operates either by mmap()ing /dev/mem to get access to PCI
memory, or (for systems such as IBM pSeries where this doesn't work)
by peeking and poking at the PCI configuration header.

I have used it successfully on a variety of systems but you should be
prepared for it to fail and corrupt the flash on your HCA.

Since it links with the GPLed pciutils library, tvflash is licensed
under the GPL only.

 - Roland