[ofa-general] [PATCH] OpenSM release notes: Clarify QoS firmware support
Hal Rosenstock
hrosenstock at xsigo.com
Tue Mar 18 07:19:24 PDT 2008
OpenSM release notes: Clarify Mellanox firmware support requirements for
QoS
Also, some other cosmetic changes
Please apply to master and OFED 1.3.
Signed-off-by: Hal Rosenstock <hal at xsigo.com>
diff --git a/opensm/doc/opensm_release_notes-3.1.10.txt b/opensm/doc/opensm_release_notes-3.1.10.txt
index 825d758..34d19d7 100644
--- a/opensm/doc/opensm_release_notes-3.1.10.txt
+++ b/opensm/doc/opensm_release_notes-3.1.10.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ This document includes the following sections:
When enabled it collects a fabric port counters and able to log it or
to pass to external program via event plugin interface. It handles
counters overflow, supports LID/QP redirection and is able to work
- when OpenSM is in master. standby and inactive states.
+ when OpenSM is in master, standby, and inactive states.
* Dimension Order routing (DOR) algorithm
DOR Unicast routing algorithm - based on the Min Hop algorithm, but
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ This document includes the following sections:
* PKey index support
Proper support for PKey index in GSI queries.
-* Incremental LFTs. PKey, SL2VL, VLarbitration table update
+* Incremental LFTs, PKey, SL2VL, and VLarbitration table updates
OpenSM will only fetch those tables in first heavy sweep and then
will maintain this internally.
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ This document includes the following sections:
doesn't find this device as disconnected OpenSM will detect this by
changed port states and handle accordingly.
-* Duplicated GUIDs/port moving detector.
+* Duplicated GUIDs/port moving detector
OpenSM will be able to detect port moving during a fabric discovery
and will not report duplicated GUIDs in this case.
@@ -475,5 +475,16 @@ iPath | QHT6040 (PathScale InfiniPath HT-460)
iPath | QHT6140 (PathScale InfiniPath HT-465)
iPath | QLE6140 (PathScale InfiniPath PE-880)
-Note: OpenSM does not run on an IBM Galaxy (eHCA) as it does not expose
+Note 1: OpenSM does not run on an IBM Galaxy (eHCA) as it does not expose
QP0 and QP1. However, it does support it as a device on the subnet.
+
+Note 2: QoS firmware and Mellanox devices
+
+HCAs: QoS supported by ConnectX. The current FW release
+doesn't support QoS. QoS-enabled FW release (2_5_000) is
+planned for May. If someone wishes to get QoS-enabled FW
+before the official release, they should contact Mellanox FAE.
+
+Switches: QoS supported by InfiniScale III
+Any InfiniScale III FW that is supported by OpenSM supports QoS.
+
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