Release Notes
Release Notes Update History
Revision |
Date |
Description |
5.2-2.2.4.0 |
April 28, 2021 |
Initial release of this document version. |
As of MLNX_OFED version v5.1-0.6.6.0, the following are no longer supported.
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-3 Pro
Connect-IB
RDMA experimental verbs libraries (mlnx_lib)
Users who wish to utilize the above devices/libraries are advised to refer to MLNX_OFED 4.9 long-term support (LTS) version.
These are the release notes of MLNX_OFED for Linux Driver, which operates across all Mellanox network adapter solutions supporting the following uplinks to servers:
Uplink/NICs |
Driver Name |
Uplink Speed |
ConnectX-4 |
mlx5 |
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ConnectX-4 Lx |
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ConnectX-5/ConnectX-5 Ex |
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ConnectX-6 |
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ConnectX-6 Dx |
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ConnectX-6 Lx |
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BlueField |
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BlueField-2 |
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56GbE is a Mellanox propriety link speed and can be achieved while connecting a Mellanox adapter card to
Mellanox SX10XX switch series, or connecting a Mellanox adapter card to another Mellanox adapter card.Supports both NRZ and PAM4 modes.
Package Contents
Package |
Revision |
Licenses |
ar_mgr |
1.0-0.4.MLNX20210120.g3fdac47.52224 |
Mellanox Confidential and Proprietary |
clusterkit |
1.0.36-1.52224 |
BSD |
dapl |
2.1.10.1.mlnx-OFED.4.9.0.1.4.52224 |
Dual GPL/BSD/CPL |
dpcp |
1.1.0-1.52224 |
Proprietary |
dump_pr |
1.0-0.6.MLNX20210120.g3fdac47.52224 |
GPLv2 or BSD |
fabric-collector |
1.1.0.MLNX20170103.89bb2aa-0.1.52224 |
GPLv2 or BSD |
hcoll |
4.7.3189-1.52224 |
Proprietary |
ibdump |
6.0.0-1.52224 |
BSD2+GPL2 |
ibsim |
0.10-1.52224 |
GPLv2 or BSD |
ibutils2 |
2.1.1-0.130.MLNX20210125.g3ae93cc.52224 |
Mellanox Confidential and Proprietary |
iser |
5.2-OFED.5.2.2.2.4.1 |
GPLv2 |
isert |
5.2-OFED.5.2.2.2.4.1 |
GPLv2 |
kernel-mft |
4.16.1-9 |
Dual BSD/GPL |
knem |
1.1.4.90mlnx1-OFED.5.1.2.5.0.1 |
BSD and GPLv2 |
libvma |
9.2.2-1 |
GPLv2 or BSD |
mlnx-dpdk |
20.11.0-1.52224 |
BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only |
mlnx-en |
5.2-2.2.4.0.g1a87ce8 |
GPLv2 |
mlnx-ethtool |
5.8-1.52224 |
GPL |
mlnx-iproute2 |
5.8.0-1.52224 |
GPL |
mlnx-nfsrdma |
5.2-OFED.5.2.2.2.4.1 |
GPLv2 |
mlnx-nvme |
5.2-OFED.5.2.2.2.4.1 |
GPLv2 |
mlnx-ofa_kernel |
5.2-OFED.5.2.2.2.4.1 |
GPLv2 |
mpi-selector |
1.0.3-1.52224 |
BSD |
mpitests |
3.2.20-5d20b49.52224 |
BSD |
mstflint |
4.15.0-1.52224 |
GPL/BSD |
multiperf |
3.0-0.14.g5f0fd0e.52224 |
BSD 3-Clause, GPL v2 or later |
ofed-docs |
5.2-OFED.5.2.2.2.4 |
GPL/BSD |
ofed-scripts |
5.2-OFED.5.2.2.2.4 |
GPL/BSD |
openmpi |
4.1.0rc5-1.52224 |
BSD |
opensm |
5.8.1.MLNX20210120.81574f7-0.1.52224 |
GPLv2 or BSD |
openvswitch |
2.14.1-1.52224 |
ASL 2.0 and LGPLv2+ and SISSL |
perftest |
4.4-0.37.gb853c2d.52224 |
BSD 3-Clause, GPL v2 or later |
rdma-core |
52mlnx1-1.52224 |
GPLv2 or BSD |
rshim |
2.0.5-10.g0ae03b4 |
GPLv2 |
sharp |
2.4.5.MLNX20210302.7c3c223-1.52224 |
Proprietary |
sockperf |
3.7-0.gita1e8e835a689.52224 |
BSD |
srp |
5.2-OFED.5.2.2.2.4.1 |
GPLv2 |
ucx |
1.10.0-1.52224 |
BSD |
xpmem |
2.6.3-1.52224 |
GPLv2 and LGPLv2.1 |
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