MFT Bug Fixes History
The table below lists the history of bugs fixed. For a list of old Bug Fixes, please see MFT Archived Bug Fixes file.
Internal Ref. No. |
Issue |
1923665 |
Description: mlxburn is not signed for Windows operating systems. |
Keywords: mlxburn, Windows, operating system, signature |
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Discovered in Version: 4.13.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.21.0 |
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2921910 |
Description: Added support for large access registers such as IMPORT_KEK_HANDLE. |
Keywords: mlxreg |
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Discovered in Version: 4.18.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.20.0 |
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2855158 |
Description: Fixed and issue that prevented fastfwreset from enabling the device. To avoid such situation, a new parameter was added '-p' to disable the functionality of disable hot plug interrupt. |
Keywords: fastfwreset |
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Discovered in Version: 4.18.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.20.0 |
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2834389 |
Description: Limited the SET operations on IB devices to registers of up to 240 bytes. |
Keywords: mlxreg |
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Discovered in Version: 4.18.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.20.0 |
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2274123 |
Description: mlxfwreset is supported on SmartNic devices on Windows OS only if the device's name format is "mt*_pciconf*" and not "**:**.*". |
Keywords: mlxfwreset |
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Discovered in Version: 4.16.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.20.0 |
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2871042 |
Description: mlxfwmanager default query on switches will take pci_cr0 instead of pciconf0, which is expected to fail in secure-fw switches. |
Keywords: mlxfwmanager, pci_cr0, pciconf |
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Discovered in Version: 4.18.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.20.0 |
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2580945 |
Description: Host reboot may reboot the Arm side as well if the device's configuration is done via mlxconfig. |
Keywords: Non-Volatile configuration, Arm, reboot |
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Discovered in Version: 4.16.3 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.18.1 |
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2850979 |
Description: Fixed mlxlink PCIe link validation flow on NVIDIA BlueField controller mode. |
Keywords: mlxlink, PCIe, NVIDIA BlueField |
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Discovered in Version: 4.17.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.18.0 |
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2578359 |
Description: Using Phyless reset with level 4 (warm reboot with NIC phyless reset) may result in hardware errors and link dropping. |
Keywords: Phyless reset |
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Discovered in Version: 4.17.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.18.0 |
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2665520 |
Description: Issuing mlxfwreset -l 4 in a multihost system or within a DPU device will lead to the host reboot without affecting the device. |
Keywords: Multihost; host reboot |
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Discovered in Version: 4.17.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.18.0 |
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2578580 |
Description: Fixed an issue that resulted in getting MVPD read errors from the mlxfwmanager during fast reboot. |
Keywords: mlxfwmanager, MVPD_READ4 failed, fast reboot |
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Discovered in Version: 4.16.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.17.0 |
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2628490 |
Description: Fixed inconsistent flashing of the firmware when using the IPMB service. |
Keywords: flint |
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Discovered in Version: 4.16.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.17.0 |
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2395589 |
Description: Changed the flint "--activate" flag behavior to include a minimal delay of 1 second to avoid disconnections if the connected port is being activated. To use the "legacy" activation flow, use the "--activate_delay_sec 0" command. |
Keywords: "--activate" flag, flint |
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Discovered in Version: 4.16.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.17.0 |
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2494596 |
Description: Flint now supports the "--activate_delay_sec" flag which performs the activation on the newly burned firmware after the specified delay. Note: The burn flow will be locked after this command has been sent for a couple of minutes, until activation flow is done. |
Keywords: "--activate_delay_sec" flag, flint |
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Discovered in Version: 4.16.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.17.0 |
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2443427 |
Description: Fixed an issue that resulted in "--json" flag not working with features that require a user confirmation. Note: Despite the fix, it is recommended to use the "--json" flag with the force flag set to yes. |
Keywords: mlxlink |
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Discovered in Version: 4.16.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.17.0 |
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2071210 |
Description: mlxconfig query for the BOOT_INTERRUPT_DIS TLV shows a wrong value in the "current value" field. |
Keywords: mlxconfig |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.0-105 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.17.0 |
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2154936 |
Description: mst version returns an incorrect string: mst, MFT_VERSION_STR built on TOOLS_BUILD_TIME + Git SHA Hash: TOOLS_GIT_SHA |
Keywords: mst |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.2 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.17.0 |
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2224507 |
Description: mstflint is currently not in ConnectX-6 Lx adapter cards. |
Keywords: mstflint |
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Discovered in Version: 4.15.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.17.0 |
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2183083 |
Description: MFT tools do not support using combined short flags without a separation between them. For example:
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Keywords: Short flags |
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Discovered in Version: 4.16.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.17.0 |
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2391274 |
Description: mlxfwreset is not supported in SmartNIC devices. |
Keywords: mlxfwreset, SmartNIC devices. |
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Discovered in Version: 4.16.3 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.17.0 |
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2060223 |
Description: Performing a driver restart while burning the firmware results in firmware burning failure, and occasionally in device being inaccessible. |
Keywords: Firmware burning, driver restart |
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Discovered in Version: 4.15.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.17.0 |
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2200381 |
Description: CPLDUPDATE tool cannot work with both GPIO and firmware modes enabled on NVIDIA Spectrum-3 switches. |
Keywords: CPLDUPDATE |
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Discovered in Version: 4.16.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.17.0 |
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2439595 |
Description: Updated the following libraries versions:
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Keywords: Libraries |
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Discovered in Version: 4.16.1 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.16.3 |
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2400106 |
Description: Added support for signing kernel modules on Ubuntu/Debian |
Keywords: Secure boot |
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Discovered in Version: 4.16.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.16.1 |
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2297524 |
Description: Fixed an issue that caused lifecycle to be wrongly reported in ConnectX-6 adapter cards. |
Keywords: lifecycle, Connectx-6 |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.0-105 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.16.0 |
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2319179 |
Description: Fixed an issue that caused HMAC not to be written in livefish. Note: HMAC is now supported only from the Arm side and only if not in secure mode. |
Keywords: mlxlink |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.0-105 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.16.0 |
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2084837 |
Description: Setting the speeds (50GbE and 100GbE) for the new devices (Connect-X 6 and above, Quantum switches and above) requires specifying the number of lanes for the speed: mlxlink -d <dev> --speeds [50G_2X | 50G_1X | 100G_2X | 100G_4X] For PRBS mode, to work with PAM4 speeds, use the same speed naming for (50GbE, and 100GbE). |
Keywords: mlxlink |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.0-105 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.16.0 |
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2125012 |
Description: In case a device enters the livefish mode and all the information on the flash including write-protected manufacturing information is lost, flint might not be able to recover the device. |
Keywords: flint |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.0-105 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.16.0 |
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2137820 |
Description: Running the flint query in parallel with the mst stop "–force" flag might cause the device to get into an undefined state and may require a power cycle to resolve the issue. |
Keywords: flint |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.2 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.16.0 |
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2151018 |
Description: Occasionally, when burning MFA2 using flint, it might get stuck if in the middle of the process mlxfwreset is executed. |
Keywords: MFA2, flint |
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Discovered in Version: 4.15.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.16.0 |
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2234042 |
Description: Running CPLD on a remote device might take a very long time due to TCP transactions processing time. |
Keywords: cpldupdate |
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Discovered in Version: 4.15.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.16.0 |
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2193807 |
Description: Cable firmware burning capability is not supported. |
Keywords: mlxcables |
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Discovered in Version: 4.15.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.16.0 |
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2248709 |
Description: Burning tools cannot burn over mtusb interface, the tool will exit with the following error "mf object is NULL". |
Keywords: mstusb, burning tools |
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Discovered in Version: 4.15.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.16.0 |
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2319984 |
Description: Fixed an issue that caused the margin scan to fail with the following message: Eye scan not completed. |
Keywords: mlxlink |
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Discovered in Version: 4.15.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.16.0 |
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1683637 |
Description: Fixed an issue that prevented mlxfwstress from turning ON stress types when two stress types conflicted with each other. In this case, using 'ALL' with 'on' operation resulted in mlxfwstress choosing to run only one of them. |
Keywords: mlxfwstress |
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Discovered in Version: 4.15.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.16.0 |
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2259628 |
Description: Wrong supported cable speed is displayed when using cable with P/N MCP2M00-A01A on a BlueField device. |
Keywords: BlueField, cables |
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Discovered in Version: 4.15.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.16.0 |
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2288076 |
Description: Fixed an issue that caused the device to be inaccessible for 3 minutes when applied bad tokens. |
Keywords: mlxconfig |
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Discovered in Version: 4.15.1 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.16.0 |
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2287949 |
Description: Hardware Security Module (HSM) capability is supported in secure firmware only and not in secure boot. |
Keywords: HSM, secure firmware, secure boot |
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Discovered in Version: 4.15.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.16.0 |
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2234042 |
Description: Fixed an issue that resulted in a long CPLD running time. |
Keywords: Installation |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.1 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.15.0 |
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1885535 |
Description: Fixed deb installation in chroot environment. |
Keywords: Installation |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.1 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.15.0 |
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2153427 |
Description: mlxlink cable commands do not work on FreeBSD 13.0-CURRENT OS. |
Keywords: mlxlink |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.2 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.15.0 |
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2176654 |
Description: Fixed an issue that resulted in port split query failure on a switch with P/N MSN4600-CS2RO. |
Keywords: Port split |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.4 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.15.0 |
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2123421 |
Description: Enabled the test mode while the port was disabled (unplugged cable). |
Keywords: mlxlink |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.0-105 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.14.2 |
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2113431 |
Description: Fixed an issue that resulted in missing field (ob_leva) while setting the serdes_tx parameters. |
Keywords: mlxlink |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.0-105 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.14.1 |
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1918749 |
Description: mlxlink tool displays a wrong speed when using ETH cables on ConnectX-6 adapter cards. |
Keywords: mlxlink |
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Discovered in Version: 4.13.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.14.0-105 |
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1895525 |
Description: If MFT is not installed via the standard installer, MLNX_WINMFT must be set manually to point to the MFT path. |
Keywords: MFT installation |
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Discovered in Version: 4.13.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.14.0-105 |
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795705 |
Description: Fixed an issue that prevented mlxburn from reading the VPD on ppc64/ppc64le machines where the device shared the same B:D:F address with another PCI device on different PCI domains. |
Keywords: VPD, ppc64/ppc64le machines |
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Discovered in Version: 4.4.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.13.3 |
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1608671/1523443 |
Description: mlxfwmanager "–download" command is currently not functional on PPC64/PPC64le and aarch64 platforms. |
Keywords: mlxfwmanager, PPC64/PPC64le/aarch64 |
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Discovered in Version: 4.11.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.13.0 |
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1599465 |
Description: Fixed an issue that resulted in mlxfwreset failure when running it on an AMD processor. |
Keywords: mlxfwreset, AMD processor |
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Discovered in Version: 4.11.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.13.0 |
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1655224 |
Description: Decreased mstflint query timeout from 80 seconds to 8 seconds. In case the tool does not get a response from the device after 8 seconds, the following error message is displayed: "Cannot open Device: /dev/mst/mt4117_pciconf0. Resource unavailable". |
Keywords: mstflint query |
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Discovered in Version: 4.11.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.12.0 |
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1307423 |
Description: Execution of the mlxfwreset utility on a device with VFs configured may take longer than expected to be completed. |
Keywords: mlxfwreset |
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Discovered in Version: 4.9.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.11.0 |
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1316844 |
Description: fwtrace is correctly not functional on PPC machines when the driver is loaded with firmware v 1x.22.1002. |
Keywords: fwtrace, PPC |
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Discovered in Version: 4.9.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.11.0 |
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1338958 |
Description: mlxfwreset is not supported in Socket Direct devices on Power platforms. |
Keywords: mlxfwreset, Power, Socket Direct |
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Discovered in Version: 4.10.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.11.0 |
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1406842 |
Description: MFT tools run slower on Bluefield devices. Firmware burning may take up to 20 minutes. |
Keywords: BlueField, firmware burn |
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Discovered in Version: 4.10.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.11.0 |
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1335391 |
Description: FW-reset for PPC Socket Direct is currently functional on Power9 InfiniBand setups only. The Minimum skiboot is: OPAL skiboot-v5.9-240-g081882690163 |
Keywords: mlxfwreset |
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Discovered in Version: 4.9.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.11.0 |
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1356238 |
Description: Fixed an issue that caused the MFT tools’ execution runtime in Windows OS to be longer than expected. e.g fastfwreset took up to 5 seconds to complete execution. |
Keywords: General, MFT tools |
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Discovered in Version: 4.9.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.11.0 |
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1056570/ 1058462 |
Description: Running the mlxcable tool in parallel on the same device (cable) may result in failure. |
Keywords: mlxcable |
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Discovered in Version: 4.7.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.11.0 |
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1321724 |
Description: Occasionally, when running mlxfwreset in Windows platforms, it may cause the device to malfunction during the reset process. |
Keywords: mlxfwreset |
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Discovered in Version: 4.9.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.10.0 |
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1315138 |
Description: Fixed an issue that caused mlxburn to fail generating a binary image in Windows. |
Keywords: Image generation |
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Discovered in Version: 4.9.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.10.0 |
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1350622 |
Description: Fixed an issue that prevented the driver from starting on a PPC platforms when used the mlxfwreset tool. |
Keywords: mlxfwreset |
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Discovered in Version: 4.9.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.10.0 |
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1213983 |
Description: Connect-IB function per port (FPP_EB) is not exposed at mlxconfig. |
Keywords: mlxfwreset, Connect-IB |
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Discovered in Version: 4.7.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.9.0 |
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540511 |
Description: If an unexpected shutdown occurs after running the firmware update package (UPMF) in Windows, 'mst status' may not show any devices when the machine comes up. |
Keywords: mst |
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Discovered in Version: 4.0.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.8.0 |
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554872 |
Description: FreeBSD PCI access API is currently not supported. |
Keywords: mlxburn |
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Discovered in Release: 4.0.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.8.0 |
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1064918/ 1069102 |
Description: mlxfwreset does not load the firmware properly on a Socket-Direct card. |
Keywords: mlxfwreset |
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Discovered in Release: 4.7.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.8.0 |
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1041544/ 1041545 |
Description: When the port is set with NO FEC, the Raw Errors Counters will always show 0. |
Keywords: mlxlink, Raw Errors Counters |
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Discovered in Release: 4.7.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.8.0 |
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1097425 |
Description: mlxfwmanager does not handle Socket Direct adapters correctly. |
Keywords: mlxfwmanager |
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Discovered in Release: 4.7.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.8.0 |
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676539 |
Description: mlxuptime and mget_temp are not working against INBAND ConnectX-4/ ConnectX-4 Lx devices. |
Keywords: mlxuptime |
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Discovered in Release: 4.4.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.7.0 |
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955525 |
Description: Image generation fails when generating a ConnectX-5 image on FreeBSD12- CURRENT. |
Keywords: ConnectX-5, image generation, FreeBSD12-CURRENT |
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Discovered in Release: 4.6.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.7.0 |
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907531 |
Description: mlxfwreset is not functional on MultiHost and Socket Direct NICs. |
Keywords: mlxfwreset |
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Discovered in Release: 4.6.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.7.0 |
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969322/ 969566 |
Description: mlxfwreset may fail to reset the device on Ubuntu PPC64LE systems when multiple kernels are installed. |
Keywords: kernel module, mlxfwreset, Ubuntu PPC64LE |
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Discovered in Release: 4.6.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.7.0 |
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759915/ 778296/ 854084/ 795109/ 759015 |
Description: Segmentation fault may occur in fwtrace on RedHat 6.5 and 6.7 systems. |
Keywords: fwtrace |
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Discovered in Release: 4.4.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.7.0 |
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795226/ 795657/ 862607 |
Description: Occasionally, MFT tools (driver mode) do not function after running mlxfwreset in PowerPC machines. |
Keywords: mlxfwreset |
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Discovered in Release: 4.4.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.6.0 |
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795028/ 795705 |
Description: mlxburn fails to read VPD on machines where the device shares the same B:D:F address with another PCI device on different PCI domains |
Keywords: mlxburn |
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Discovered in Release: 4.4.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.6.0 |
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385113 |
Description: Reading the VPD using the “-vpd_rw” flag or programing the VPD may take up to 5 mins. |
Keywords: mlxburn |
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Discovered in Release: 3.7.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.6.0 |
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795756/ 795916 |
Description: mlxfwreset disables and enables all Mellanox devices’ Network Interfaces when resetting the firmware on a device that at least one of its network interfaces is up. |
Keywords: mlxfwreset |
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Discovered in Release: 4.4.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.5.0 |
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795479/ 795521 |
Description: Running mlxfwreset against OEM devices may enter the device to a undefined state. |
Keywords: mlxfwreset |
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Discovered in Release: 4.4.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.5.0 |
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697509 |
Description: PPTT and PPRT registers are not supported in switches. |
Keywords: mlxreg |
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Discovered in Release: 4.3.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.5.0 |
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757651/ 778451 |
Description: Fixed an issue causing the mlxcables tool to show wrong temperature value when querying the cable several times in loop. |
Keywords: mlxcables |
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Discovered in Release: 4.4.0 |
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Fixed in Release: 4.5.0 |