Changes and New Features
The following are the changes and/or new features that have been added to this version of MLNX_OFED.
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Feature/Change |
Description |
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Adapters: ConnectX-5 and above |
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Kernel Software Managed Flow Steering (SMFS) Performance |
Improved the performance of Kernel software steering by reducing its memory consumption. |
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Adapters: All |
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NEO-Host SDK |
Added support for NEO-Host SDK installation on MLNX_OFED. |
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Bug Fixes |
See “Bug Fixes" 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 details on how to install Mellanox Legacy libraries, refer to Installing Mellanox Legacy Libraries section in the User Manual.
For the list of MLNX_OFED verbs APIs that have been migrated, refer to Migration to RDMA-Core document.