ConnectX 6 Family Firmware Release Notes

Known Issues



VF Network Function Limitations in SRIOV Legacy Mode

Dual Port Device

Single Port Device

127 VF per PF (254 functions)

127

 VF Network Function Limitations in Switchdev Mode

Dual Port Device

Single Port Device

127 VF per PF (254 functions)

127

VF+SF Network Function Limitations in Switchdev Mode

Dual Port Device

Single Port Device

  • 127 VF per PF (254 functions)

  • 512 PF+VF+SF per PF (1024 functions)

  • 127 VF (127 functions)

  • 512 PF+VF+SF per PF (512 functions)


Known Issues






Internal Ref.

Issue

RM Ticket Status

3525865




Description: Unexpected system behavior might be observed if the driver is loaded while reset is in progress.

Workaround: N/A


Keywords: Sync 1 reset, firmware reset


Discovered in Version:

26.35.3006


3463527



Description: PhyLess Reset is currently not supported.

Workaround: N/A


Keywords: PhyLess Reset


Discovered in Version:

26.35.3006


3267506



Description: CRC is included in the traffic byte counters as a port byte counter.

Workaround: N/A


Keywords: Counters, CRC


Discovered in Version:

26.35.2000


3200779



Description: Changing dynamic PCIe link width is not supported.

Workaround: N/A


Keywords: PCIe


Discovered in Version: 

26.34.1002


2169950



Description: When decapsulation on a packet occurs, the FCS indication is not calculated correctly.

Workaround: N/A


Keywords: FCS


Discovered in Version:

26.34.1002


3141072



Description: The "max_shaper_rate" configuration query via QEEC mlxreg returns a value translated to hardware granularity.

Workaround: N/A


Keywords: RX Rate-Limiter, Multi-host


Discovered in Version:

26.34.1002


2870970



Description: GTP encapsulation (flex parser profile 3) is limited to the NIC domain.

Encapsulating in the FDB domain will render a 0-size length in GTP header.

Workaround: N/A


Keywords: GTP encapsulation


Discovered in Version:

26.34.1002


2866931



Description: When the host powers up directly into the standby mode, the adapter may not handle WOL packets.

Workaround: N/A


Keywords: WOL packets


Discovered in Version:

26.32.1010


2864238







Description: VPD cannot be accessed after firmware upgrade or reset when the following sequence is performed:

  1. Upgrade to a new firmware and perform a cold reboot

  2. Downgrade to an old firmware

  3. Run fwreset

  4. Upgrade to a new firmware

  5. Run fwreset

Workaround: Run the upgrade or reset sequence as follow:

  1. Upgrade to a new firmware and perform a cold reboot

  2. Downgrade to an old firmware

  3. Run fwreset

  4. Upgrade to a new firmware

  5. Perform a cold reboot


Keywords: VDP


Discovered in Version:

26.32.1010


2780349



Description: As a result of having a single LED per port, features such as the Blinking Detection can work only when in low speed mode.

Workaround: N/A


Keywords: LED, port, Blinking Detection


Discovered in Version:

26.32.1010


2834990



Description: On rare occasions, when toggling both sides of the link, the link may not rise.  

Workaround: Toggle the port to free it.


Keywords: Port toggling, link


Discovered in Version:

26.31.1014


2667681



Description: As the Connection Tracking (CT) is not moved to SW state after receiving a TCP RST packet, any packet that matches the windows even after the RST is marked as a valid packets.

Workaround: N/A


Keywords: Connection Tracking


Discovered in Version:

26.31.1014


2378593





Description: Sub 1sec firmware update (fast reset flow) is not supported when updating from previous releases to the current one. Doing so may cause network disconnection events.

Workaround: Use full reset flow for firmware upgrade/downgrade.


Keywords: Sub 1sec firmware update


Discovered in Version:

26.29.1016


2213356


Description: The following are the Steering Dump limitations:

  • Supported only on ConnectX-5 adapter cards

  • Requires passing the version (FW/Stelib/MFT) and device type to stelib

  • Re-format is not supported

  • Advanced multi-port feature is not supported – LAG/ROCE_AFFILIATION/MPFS_LB/ESW_LB (only traffic vhca <-> wire)

  • Packet types supported:

    • Layer 2 Eth

    • Layer 3 IPv4/Ipv6/Grh

    • Layer 4 TCP/UDP/Bth/GreV0/GreV1

    • Tunneling VXLAN/Geneve/GREv0/Mpls

  • FlexParser protocols are not supported (e.g AliVxlan/VxlanGpe etc..).

  • Compiles only on x86

Workaround: N/A


Keywords: Steering Bump


Discovered in Version:

26.29.1016


2365322


Description: When configuring adapter card's Level Scheduling, a QoS tree leaf (QUEUE_GROUP) configured with default rate_limit and default bw_share, may not obey the QoS restrictions imposed by any of the leaf’s ancestors.

Workaround: To prevent such a case, configure at least one of the following QoS attributes of a leaf: max_average_bw or bw_share


Keywords: QoS


Discovered in Version:

26.29.1016


2201468

Description: Running multiple resets ("mlxfwreset --sync=1") simultaneously is not functioning properly,

Workaround: Wait a few seconds until you run "mlxfwreset --sync=0".


Keywords: mlxfwreset, reset-sync, reset, sync


Discovered in Version:

26.28.1002




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