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NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Adapter Cards Firmware Release Notes v20.43.3608 LTS

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Changes and New Feature History

Note

This section includes history of 3 major releases back. For older releases history, please refer to the relevant firmware versions.

Feature/Change	Description
20.43.2566
General	This version does not include any changes to the firmware content of this adapter card. The version has been updated to align with the other adapter cards in the ConnectX family.

Feature/Change	Description
20.43.2026
Bug Fixes	See Bug Fixes in this Firmware Version section.

Feature/Change	Description
20.43.1014
RDMA Telemetry	Added the option to indicate an error CQE event on every selected function per eSwitch manager. This indication is defined as a new WQE including the relevant information about the error (such as: syndrome, function_id, timestamp, QPs num etc.). The feature is configured using a new general object: RDMA-Telemetry object, and depends on the following new caps: `HCA_CAP.rdma_telemetry_notification_types` and `HCA_CAP.rdma_telemetry`.
UID Permissions	Extended kernel lockdown permission set. The following sub-operations can now be called by tools (permission TOOLS_RESORCES) using new HCA capability bitmask field: tool_partial_cap. The 5 sub-operations are: QUERY_HCA_CAP with other function QUERY_VUID with direct data QUERY_ROCE_ADDRESS with other vport SET_HCA_CAP with other function POSTPONE_CONNECTED_QP_TIMEOUT with other vport The new added caps are: tool_partial_cap.postpone_conn_qp_timeout_other_vport, tool_partial_cap.set_hca_cap_other_func tool_partial_cap.query_roce_addr_other_vport tool_partial_cap.query_vuid_direct_data tool_partial_cap.query_hca_cap_other_func
Bug Fixes	See Bug Fixes in this Firmware Version section.

Feature/Change	Description
20.42.1000
Memory Slow Release	Added a new command interface "Memory slow release" to enable/disable holding memory pages for a defined period of time. Once the timer expires, the firmware will return the pages to the driver.
Kernel Lockdown	Added support for MVTS register via a miscellaneous driver using the access_register PRM command.
Bug Fixes	See Bug Fixes in this Firmware Version section.

Feature/Change	Description
20.41.1000
Steering Match	Added support for steering match on packet l4_type through FTG/FTE.
Bug Fixes	See Bug Fixes in this Firmware Version section.

Feature/Change	Description
20.40.1000
Bug Fixes	See Bug Fixes in this Firmware Version section.

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