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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5.8-6.0.4.2 |
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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_OFED User Manual.
MLNX_OFED Verbs API Migration
As of MLNX_OFED v5.0 release (Q1 of the year 2020), MLNX_OFED Verbs API have migrated from the legacy version of user space verbs libraries (libibervs, libmlx5, etc.) to the Upstream version rdma-core.
For the list of MLNX_OFED verbs APIs that have been migrated, refer to Migration to RDMA-Core document.