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24.35.1012

HPCC, Programmable Congestion ControlHPCC related configurations in is now supported via the mlxconfig utility.
UDPAdded support for copy modify header steering action to/from the UDP field.
Resource Dump

Added the following resource dump segments:

  • SEG_HW_STE_FULL that includes dump to STE and all its dependencies
  • SEG_FW_STE_FULL that include dump to FW_STE and to HW_STE_FULL in range
Striding WQE - Headroom and Tail-roomAs the software requires additional space before and after a packet is scattered for its processing for stridden RQ, the hardware will allocate the required room while scattering packets to spare a copy. 
Connections per Second (CPS)Improved security offload's Connections per Second (CPS) rate using the general object DEK (PSP TLS etc).
VirtIO vDPA Performance VirtualizationIncreased the VirtIO hardware offload message rate to 20/20 MPPS for 256 virtual devices by optimizing the datapath application code.
Open SNAPI: Communication Channel

Open SNAPI steering hop optimization:

  • Only packets with dmac/dlid 0 will enter the SNAPI steering channel. Meaning if the Open SNAPI communication channel exists, all other traffic will have only 1 steering hop penalty
  • SW must use dlid/dmac == 0 in address vector of a SNAPI QP
  • cross eSwitch, Open SNAPI is now allowed if LAG is enabled 
SHA CalculationsAdded support for SHA calculations via the MMO engine.
UPT PerformanceOptimized latency for UPT traffic.
NONDNIC, LAGAdded LAG support on NODNIC interfaces to enable traffic functionality on other ports after the LAG is enabled. 
QoS Priority Trust Default State

QoS priority trust default state can now be changed using the new nvconfig below:

  • QOS_TRUST_STATE_P1
  • QOS_TRUST_STATE_P2

The values that can be used to set the default state are:

  • TRUST_PORT
  • TRUST_PCP
  • TRUST_DSCP
  • TRUST_DSCP_PCP
VirtIO Full EmulationImplemented a transitional device which supports both drivers conforming to the spec 1.x and allows legacy drivers to support virtio legacy driver (virtio 0.95).
Bug FixesSee Bug Fixes in this Firmware Version section. 

Feature/ChangeDescription

24.34.1002

LLDP Properties Implementation on RDEAdded LLDPEnable, LLDPTransmit and LLDPReceive properties to the RDE Port schema implementation.
PPS Offset

Added a 22 nanosecond of propagation delay to the cable delay of the PPS signal when using PPS out.

Programmable CC, PPCC, MAD, IBCCAdded support for PPCC register with bulk operations, MAD for algorithm configuration and tunable parameters.
Programmable CountersAdded support for programmable counters for PCC via PPCC register and MAD.
Bug FixesSee Bug Fixes section. 

Feature/ChangeDescription

24.33.1048

NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPU NIC Operation Mode

In this mode, the DPU behaves exactly like a ConnectX SmartNIC from the perspective of the external host.

As part of this operation mode, this new capability allows the host Physical Function:

  • to supply pages to the Host eSwitch functions
  • to execute the same flows as a Host PF on a regular ConnectX device

For further information, see section "NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPU NIC Operation Mode" in this document. 

200Gb/s Throughput on Crypto Capable Devices

Enabled 200Gb/s out-of-the-box throughput on crypto capable devices.

Note: If any crypto offloads is in use, 200Gb/s throughput can be achieved only after the next firmware reset

VF MigrationAdded support for VF migration. The hypervisor can now suspend its VF, meaning from that point the VF cannot perform action such as send/receive traffic or run any command. In this firmware version only the suspend resume mode is supported (on the same VM).
MADsAdded a new MAD of class SMP that has the attributes hierarchy_Info as defined in the IB Specification and is used to query the hierarchy information stored on the node and the physical port.
NV Configurations via the Relevant Reset FlowAdded pci_rescan_needed field to the MFRL access register to indicate whether a PCI rescan is needed based on the NV configurations issued by the software.
Note: If the Keep Link Up NV configuration is changed, phyless reset will be blocked.
Increasing Firmware's Queue Depth LimitChanging the mlxconfig parameter allows the user to expose different value of max queue depth in NVMe CAP on static emulated functions which results in NVMe module creating longer NVMe queues.
RSHIM PF Interrupts ImplementationAdded support for interrupts on the RSHIM PFs to enable gracefully stop of the RSHIM host driver.
ICM PagesAdded a new register (vhca_icm_ctrl access_reg) to enable querying and limiting the ICM pages in use.
VF MigrationAdded support for VF migration. 
NetworkPort Schema ReplacementReplaced the deprecated NetworkPort schema with Port schema in NIC RDE implementation. 
RShim PFAdded support for "mlxfwreset --sync 1" for the RShim PF.
Steering DefinerAdded support for creating a steering definer with a dword selector using create_match_definer_object and the "SELECT" format.
XRQ QP Errors Enhancements Enhanced the XRQ QP error information provided to the user in case QP goes into an error state. In such case, QUERY_QP will provide information on the syndrome type and which side caused
the error.
HW Steering: WQE Insertion Rules

[Beta] Added HW Steering support for the following:

  • set, add and copy inline STC action
  • set and copy actions for several fields using modify_pattern object and inline stc modify action
  • FDB mode in HW steering using FDB_RX and FDB_TX flow table types
  • ASO flow meter action via STC
  • flow counter query using ASO WQE
  • allocation of large bulks for the objects: STE, ASO flow meter and modify argument
  • jumbo match RTC
  • count action in STC
Holdover ModeAdded support for holdover mode to comply to SyncE specifications (EEC compliance) to limit the maximum phase transient response upon link loss. 
SyncE EnhancementsAdded support for noise filtering to comply to the SyncE specifications requirements.
ibstatUpdated the ibstat status reported when the phy link is down. Now QUERY_VPORT_STATE.max_tx_speed of UPLINK will not be reported as 0 anymore.
ZTRCCAdded support for advanced ZTR_RTTCC algorithm based on the Programmable CC platform to achieve better congestion control without dependency on the switch ECN marking.
SMPsDisabled the option to send SMPs from unauthorized hosts.
Dynamic Completion Event Moderation for vDPA

DIM is used to tune moderation parameter dynamically using an mlxreg command.

To disable this capability, run:

mlxreg -d /dev/mst/mt41686_pciconf0 --reg_id 0xc00d --reg_len 0x8 -s "0x4.1:1=0x0"

UPT Performance ImprovementImproved UPT PPS performance.
SW Steering CacheModified the TX or RX cache invalidation behavior. TX or RX cache invalidation now does not occur automatically but only when the software performs the sync operation using the using sync_steering command.
Mega Allocations in Bulk Allocator MechanismModified the maximum bulk size per single allocation from "log_table_size - log_num_unisizes", to allocate any range size, to remove limitations that HWS objects such as counters and modify arguments might encounter. 
Dynamic Flex Parser over a VF

Added support for creating a dynamic flex parser on untrusted function, and changed the flex parser cap for untrusted function to the following:  

  • maximum flex parser node = 2
  • maximum dw sample = 4
Changing all the Crypto Features to Wrapped or Cleartext

Crypto features can be in either wrapped or unwrapped mode. Meaning, the key can be wrapped or in plaintext when running the CREATE_DEK PRM command. To comply with the requirements specified in FIPS publication, all the created DEKs must be wrapped.

This feature adds new NV_CONFIG per device to control this mode, and enables the user to change all the crypto features to wrapped or cleartext.

ICM Direct Access by the Software to write/modify the DEK Objects

[Beta] This new capability enables the software to directly access ICM and write/modify the DEK objects. Such change improves the DEK object update rate by re-using DEK object instead of creating a new one.

In addition, added the following:

  • New for DEK object: bulk allocation, modify_dek cmd, and new mode - sw_wrapped.
  • New general object INT_KEK
Bug FixesSee Bug Fixes section.