[ofw] [ANNOUNCE] winOFED 2.3 RC3 available for download

Tue Oct 5 11:37:07 PDT 2010

Hi chris,

Chris Worley wrote:
> Are there any testing procedures for the Windows SRP initiator?  If
> so, where can they be found?

No specific SRP tests are in the SVN source tree.
Mellanox used to be the SRP maintainers although they have backed away from this due to other pressing concerns.

SRP testing has been limited to installing Windows SRP drivers and communicating with an OFED 1.4.1 system exporting vdisks.
Once the windows client sees the vdisks, multi-gigabyte files are copied to and back from the SRP target and then verified (fc.exe) to be the same bytes; basic functionality, performance not addressed.
Since there are no active SRP maintainers, SRP status is questionable at this juncture.
Care to join the party as an SRP maintainer?

>
> Is there a specific revision of SCST the SRP developers use for
> testing?  If so, which?

OFED 1.4.1 era release of SCST; I don't recollect the specific SCST release #.
A few weeks ago there was some list traffic w.r.t. SRP and the last known working SCST release.
I believe that was you and Tzachi from Mellanox talking?
Bottom line: SRP is in a sad state of affairs with no active/concerned maintainer.

stan.

>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
> On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Smith, Stan <stan.smith at intel.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> OFED for Windows Release 2.3 RC3 available.
>>
>> Download @ http://www.openfabrics.org/downloads/Windows/v2.3_RC3
>>
>> Please address comments and concerns to https://bugs.openfabrics.org
>> and/or the
>> Windows OpenFabrics email list ofw at lists.openfabrics.org
>>
>> Commits since RC2 @ svn.2933
>> ----------------------------
>>
>> Revision: 2952
>> Author: stansmith
>> Date: 8:50:52 AM, Friday, October 01, 2010
>> Message:
>> [IPoIB_NDIS6_CM] initialize IBAL pointer in Endpoint struct @ EP
>> creation;
>> initialize only in one place as IBAL ptr does not change over life
>> of EP. ----
>> Modified :
>> /gen1/branches/WOF2-3/ulp/ipoib_NDIS6_CM/kernel/ipoib_endpoint.cpp
>> Modified :
>> /gen1/branches/WOF2-3/ulp/ipoib_NDIS6_CM/kernel/ipoib_endpoint.h
>> Modified :
>> /gen1/branches/WOF2-3/ulp/ipoib_NDIS6_CM/kernel/ipoib_port.cpp
>>
>> Revision: 2949
>> Author: tzachid
>> Date: 10:26:21 AM, Tuesday, September 28, 2010
>> Message:
>> [core] Replace memory allocator with a memory allocator that works
>> natively
>> with 0 bytes allocations.
>> ----
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/core/complib/kernel/cl_memory_osd.c
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/hw/mthca/kernel/mt_memory.h
>>
>> Revision: 2948
>> Author: leonidk
>> Date: 12:32:11 PM, Monday, September 27, 2010
>> Message:
>> [HCA] Prevent stack corruption
>>
>> In the case where umv_buf::command is FALSE,
>> the else control segment is taken and a stack variable's address is
>> stored
>> by INIT_UDATA, to be written later in the call to alloc_pd.
>> The stack variable then goes out of scope, so the call to alloc_pd
>> could
>> corrupt the stack.
>>
>>  The fix uses the status local variable as temporary storage,
>> as it is unused until after the call to alloc_pd.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Fab Tillier <ftillier at microsoft.com> ----
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/hw/mlx4/kernel/hca/pd.c
>>
>> Revision: 2947
>> Author: shefty
>> Date: 10:13:53 AM, Wednesday, September 22, 2010
>> Message:
>> librdmacm: validate user private data size
>>
>> Check private data size to avoid
>> overrunning the winverbs data buffer.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Sean Hefty <sean.hefty at intel.com>
>> ----
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/ulp/librdmacm/src/cma.cpp
>>
>> Revision: 2946
>> Author: xalex
>> Date: 2:40:52 AM, Wednesday, September 22, 2010
>> Message:
>> [IPoIB_NDIS6_CM] stop leaking spin lock
>>
>> Signed-off by: Smith Stan
>> ----
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/ulp/ipoib_NDIS6_CM/kernel/ipoib_port.cpp
>>
>> Revision: 2945
>> Author: xalex
>> Date: 2:28:26 AM, Wednesday, September 22, 2010
>> Message:
>> [[IPoIB_NDIS6_CM] Spacing and tabulation - part II; no functionality
>> changes ---- Modified :
>> /gen1/trunk/ulp/ipoib_NDIS6_CM/kernel/ipoib_driver.cpp
>>
>> Revision: 2944
>> Author: xalex
>> Date: 2:26:18 AM, Wednesday, September 22, 2010
>> Message:
>> [[IPoIB_NDIS6_CM] Spacing and tabulation; no functionality changes
>> ----
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/ulp/ipoib_NDIS6_CM/kernel/ipoib_port.cpp
>>
>> Revision: 2943
>> Author: xalex
>> Date: 9:07:09 AM, Tuesday, September 21, 2010
>> Message:
>> [[IPoIB_NDIS6_CM] LSO bug fix
>> ----
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/ulp/ipoib_NDIS6_CM/kernel/ipoib_port.cpp
>>
>> Revision: 2942
>> Author: xalex
>> Date: 9:05:11 AM, Tuesday, September 21, 2010
>> Message:
>> [IPoIB_NDIS6_CM] Handling memory access violation at destroy when
>> __port_init fails ---- Modified :
>> /gen1/trunk/ulp/ipoib_NDIS6_CM/kernel/ipoib_port.cpp
>>
>> Revision: 2941
>> Author: xalex
>> Date: 8:19:38 AM, Tuesday, September 21, 2010
>> Message:
>> [IPoIB_NDIS6_CM] [HW]
>> 4K MTU support
>> ----
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/hw/mlx4/kernel/bus/net/port.c
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/ulp/ipoib_NDIS6_CM/kernel/ipoib_driver.cpp
>>
>> Revision: 2940
>> Author: xalex
>> Date: 8:15:20 AM, Tuesday, September 21, 2010
>> Message:
>> [IPoIB] [IPoIB_NDIS6_CM]
>> Guids supported by several new vendors can't
>> be distinguished only by first 2 bytes.
>>
>> This patch adds 3-rd byte of GUID to the translation table ----
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/ulp/ipoib/kernel/ipoib_xfr_mgr.c
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/ulp/ipoib/kernel/ipoib_xfr_mgr.h
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/ulp/ipoib_NDIS6_CM/kernel/ipoib_xfr_mgr.cpp
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/ulp/ipoib_NDIS6_CM/kernel/ipoib_xfr_mgr.h
>>
>> Revision: 2939
>> Author: xalex
>> Date: 7:47:23 AM, Tuesday, September 21, 2010
>> Message:
>> [IPoIB_NDIS6_CM]
>> Fix at statistic calculation
>> ----
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/ulp/ipoib_NDIS6_CM/kernel/ipoib_port.cpp
>>
>> Revision: 2938
>> Author: tzachid
>> Date: 7:00:36 AM, Tuesday, September 21, 2010
>> Message:
>> [wsdinstall] Add support for user access control to the WSD
>> installer. ----
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/tools/wsdinstall/user/SOURCES
>>
>> Revision: 2937
>> Author: tzachid
>> Date: 6:59:20 AM, Tuesday, September 21, 2010
>> Message:
>> [perf_utils] Add more information in error printing. ----
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/tools/perftests/user/perf_utils.c
>>
>> Revision: 2936
>> Author: xalex
>> Date: 5:42:46 AM, Tuesday, September 21, 2010
>> Message:
>> [Tools]
>> Change Peak BW calculation when the difference between post
>> and completion is abnormal (avoid 1#J printings)
>> Merged from MLNX_WinOF 5894
>> ----
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/tools/perftests/user/read_bw/read_bw.c
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/tools/perftests/user/send_bw/send_bw.c
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/tools/perftests/user/write_bw/write_bw.c
>>
>> Revision: 2935
>> Author: xalex
>> Date: 5:16:38 AM, Tuesday, September 21, 2010
>> Message:
>> [IPoIB_NDIS6_CM]
>> Fixing a possible race when we get PORT_REMOVE
>> before PORT_DOWN
>> Merged from MLNX_WinOF_2.1.25168
>> ----
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/ulp/ipoib_NDIS6_CM/kernel/ipoib_adapter.cpp
>>
>> Revision: 2934
>> Author: tzachid
>> Date: 5:18:34 AM, Sunday, September 19, 2010
>> Message:
>> [complib] Allow the timer to work with windows 2003. (mlnx 6543) ----
>> Modified : /gen1/trunk/core/complib/user/cl_timer.c
>>
>>
>> OFED for windows Release Summary
>> --------------------------------
>>
>> 1) The winOFED 2.3 release is based on openib-windows source svn
>> revision
>>   (branches\WOF2-3 svn.2953.
>>
>>   Last OFED release (2.2) based on svn.2739.
>>
>> 2) New Features
>>
>>   uDAT / uDAPL 2.0.30 code base:
>>      32-bit providers available.
>>      UCM (Unreliable Datagram Connection Manager) DAPL provider
>> available.
>>
>>   OpenSM upgraded to version 3.3.6 (see %windir%\temp\osm.log for SM
>> details).
>>
>>   OFED (Open Fabrics Enterprise Distribution) verbs API documented
>> in manual.htm
>>
>>
>> 2) Bug fixes
>>
>>   IB Core
>>     cl_timer race conditions fixed
>>     ibal memory leaks fixed.
>>
>>   IPoIB
>>     DHCP is now working correctly in larger HPC Edition clusters.
>>     DHCP correctly inter-operating with Linux.
>>     DPC threads replaced with IO work queue threads to allow system
>> scheduling fairness.
>>
>>   WinVerbs
>>     Overlap structures initialized correctly.
>>
>>   WinMAD
>>     ReadFile/WriteFile return values checked.
>>
>>   OFED umad
>>     MAD receive timeouts handled correctly.
>>
>>   NetworkDirect providers: IBAL & winverbs
>>     Memory leaks fixed.
>>
>>   OFED Installer
>>     Winverbs, winmad, dat/dapl .dlls installed into
>> %windir%\system32\
>>     For 64-bit architectures, 32-bit .dll versions are installed
>> into %windir%\SysWow64\
>>
>>
>> **** Known Issues ****
>>
>> HCA drivers are reclassified as BOOT_START drivers to support
>> booting from
>> an SRP IOC.  An unfortunate side-effect is when OFED 2.3 is installed
>> on a system for the first time, after installation a mandatory
>> reboot is
>> Required by Windows.
>>
>> After the OFED.msi file has started installation, an errant
>> "Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard" window 'may' popup; XP &
>> Svr 2003.
>>
>> Just ignore or 'cancel' the errant FNHW popup window in order to
>> proceed with
>> the installation. XP requires a cancel, for WLH & WNET, the notifier
>> will
>> disappear on their own.
>>
>> You do need to answer 'Yes' or 'Continue' to popup windows which
>> refer to
>> Non-Logo'ed (aka, Non-WHQL'ed) drivers being installed.
>>
>> If the install appears to hang, look around for popup windows
>> requesting input
>> which are covered by other windows.
>> Such is the case on Server 2008 initial install - Answer 'yes' to
>> always trust
>> the OpenFabrics Alliance as a SW publisher.
>>
>>
>> Please:
>>  Read the Release_notes.htm file!
>>
>>  make 'sure' your HCA firmware is recent:
>>      vstat.exe displays HCA firmware version & PSID.
>>      flint.exe (found in the Mellanox firmware tools package)
>> displays PSID.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> OFED for Windows developers.
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