[ofa-general] OFED 1.2.c-10 is available

[Tziporet Koren]

Hi All,

OFED 1.2.c-10 is available now on the OFA server under:
http://www.openfabrics.org/builds/connectx/release/
Note: this release supports FW 2.1.000 that is available on Mellanox web
site for download.

Supported Platforms and Operating Systems
=========================================
o CPU architectures:
        - x86_64
        - x86
        - ppc64
        - ia64

o Linux Operating Systems:
        - RedHat EL4 up3: 2.6.9-34.ELsmp
        - RedHat EL4 up4: 2.6.9-42.ELsmp
        - RedHat EL4 up5: 2.6.9-55.ELsmp
        - RedHat EL5: 2.6.18-8.el5
        - SLES10: 2.6.16.21-0.8-smp
        - kernel.org: 2.6.20.x and 2.6.22.x
        - SLES10 SP1: 2.6.16.46-0.12-smp (partially tested)

Main changes from OFED 1.2.c-9:
===============================
- SRP was tested with ConnectX
- Kernel 2.6.22 is now supported
- Add libsysfs and libstdc++ 32-bit dependency for openmpi on PPC64.
- iser: kfifo.c now taken from upstream kernel.
- cma: Added module parameter to allow adjusting the response timeout
for
  situations when the default timeout is not long enough

mlx4 Fixed Bugs and Enhancements
================================
- FMRs are now supported
- query_qp now returns the RQ capabilities to user space.
- Prevent possible data corruption when multiple gather segments are
used.
- Eliminate double-kfree in mlx4_mr_alloc error flow.

Tested ULPs
===========
The following ULPs are tested:
o OpenSM
o MPI (MVAPICH and Open MPI)
o IPoIB UD and CM
o SDP
o SRP (partially tested)

ConnectX specific known issues and limitations
==============================================
- The following commands and/or features are not supported:
  o Resize CQ
  o APM
  o SQD
- ibstat does not present all entries. Use ibv_devinfo instead.
- To load the driver on machines with 64KB default page size UAR bar
must be
  enlarged. 64KB page size is the default of PPC with RHEL5 and Itanium
with
  64KB page size enabled.
  Perform the following three steps:
  1. Add the following line in the firmware configuration (INI) file
under the
     [HCA] section:
       log2_uar_bar_megabytes = 5
  2. Burn a modified firmware image with the changed INI file
  3. Reboot the system


Tziporet Koren
Software Director
Mellanox Technologies
mailto: tziporet at mellanox.co.il
Tel +972-4-9097200, ext 380

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