netdev - Re: mlx4 w/ IOMMU broken, kernel 3.12.6 -- resolved

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Message-ID: <20140109132406.GB27750@mtl-eit-vdi-22.mtl.labs.mlnx>
Date:	Thu, 9 Jan 2014 15:24:08 +0200
From:	Amir Vadai <amirv@...lanox.com>
To:	David Lamparter <equinox@...c24.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: mlx4 w/ IOMMU broken, kernel 3.12.6 -- resolved

On 09/01/14 13:46 +0100, David Lamparter wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 09, 2014 at 09:54:15AM +0200, Amir Vadai wrote:
> > What is the firmware version?
> > You can get it by issuing 'ethtool -i <interface>'
> > 
> > Please make sure you're using the latest FW from mellanox.com.
> 
> Ah, indeed updating from 2.11.500 to 2.30.8000 has fixed the issue.
Good to hear :)

> (The driver could print a warning for this?)
It is just an old firmware, users are suggested to use the latest one.

> 
> (Note: updating the firmware has been rather annoying due to the complex
> and complicated way the OEM branding [this is an IBM card] is designed.
> If you have some way of passing up user experience feedback, please put
> a note down on this.)
> 
> > We still don't have MLNX_OFED package that supports this kernel.
> 
> I noticed, the kernel driver from the external package is referencing
> things that have disappeared from the kernel around version 3.8.  Though
> I don't see why there is both an in-kernel driver and a separate
> package...
I will pass it.

> 
> Thanks for the firmware pointer,
> 
> 
> David
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Amir.
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