Changes and New Features
The following are the new features and changes that were added in this version. The supported adapter cards are specified as follows:
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Supported Cards |
Description |
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All HCAs |
Supported in the following adapter cards unless specifically stated otherwise: ConnectX-4 / ConnectX -4 Lx / ConnectX-5 / ConnectX-6 / ConnectX-6 Dx / ConnectX-6 Lx / ConnectX-7 / BlueField-2 |
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ConnectX-6 Dx and above |
Supported in the following adapter cards unless specifically stated otherwise: ConnectX-6 Dx / ConnectX-6 Lx / ConnectX-7 / BlueField-2 |
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ConnectX-6 and above |
Supported in the following adapter cards unless specifically stated otherwise: ConnectX-6 / ConnectX-6 Dx / ConnectX-6 Lx / ConnectX-7 / BlueField-2 |
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ConnectX-5 and above |
Supported in the following adapter cards unless specifically stated otherwise: ConnectX-5 / ConnectX-6 / ConnectX-6 Dx / ConnectX-6 Lx / ConnectX-7 / BlueField-2 |
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ConnectX-4 and above |
Supported in the following adapter cards unless specifically stated otherwise: ConnectX-4 / ConnectX -4 Lx / ConnectX-5 / ConnectX-6 / ConnectX-6 Dx / ConnectX-6 Lx / ConnectX-7 / BlueField-2 |
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Feature/Change |
Description |
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5.8-5.1.1.2 |
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Bridge Offload |
Bridge Offload in mlx5_core is now enabled by default. To disable it, use the following option in the mlnx_ofa_kernel configuration file: "--without-bridge-offload". To use this option from "mlnxofedinstall --add-kernel-support" (kernel modules rebuilding), add the following to the command line: "--kernel-extra-args --without-bridge-offload". |
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Bug Fixes |
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For a list of features from previous version see Release Notes Change Log History section. For additional information on the new features, please refer to MLNX_EN User Manual.