[ofa-general] Re: iWarp cxgb3 firmware

[Scott A. Friedman]

> Scott A. Friedman wrote:
>> > Hi
>> > 
>> > Is anyone using the cxgb3 module in rc4 or rc5? If so, where are you 
>> > getting the correct firmware that it seems to want (4.2)? Chelsio is 
>> > only distributing v4.1 on their web site. I would like to know since my 
>> > iWarp nodes are currently stuck at rc3, whose cxgb3 needs version 4.0
>> > 
>> > Do these firmware versions make significant changes?
>> > 
> 
> Unfortunately, yes, they do.  -rc4 and beyond requires firwmare version 
> 4.2 to fix some streaming mode->rdma mode connection transition fixes. 
> And the interface between the driver and firmare changed which is why 
> the requirement is there.  -rc4 and beyond _will not_ work with anything 
> less than 4.2  I pushed the changes into -rc4 to get them in before 
> ofed-1.2 ships as this was a critical bug.
> 
> The 4.2 firmware will be available this week from Chelsio.  Contact your 
> chelsio rep to get it.  Perhaps you can get a pre-release version today...
> 

Thanks Steve, this explains a lot - all of my trouble have been 
connection related. The connection stage would either work, or not, or 
hang. I will contact them and try again to get the firmware - or wait...

Scott