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cxgbe(4): Update T5 and T4 firmwares bundled with the driver to 1.14.4.0. The
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cxgbe(4): Update T5 and T4 firmwares bundled with the driver to 1.14.4.0. The
changes in the firmwares since 1.11.27.0 are listed here (straight copy-paste
from the "Release Notes.txt" accompanying the Chelsio Unified Wire 2.11.1.0
release on the website).

22.1. T5 Firmware
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Version : 1.14.4.0

Date : 08/05/2015

FIXES

BASE:

Fixes a potential data path hang by properly programming PMTX congestion threshold settings.
Fixes a potential initialization error when accessing a configuration file stored on the flash.
Fixes a regression where SGE resources can be miss-sized if iWARP is disabled.

ETH:

Fixes a timing issue that would prevent CR4 links from coming up with some switches.

FOFCoE:

Defers fcoe linkdown mailbox command handling till LOGO is sent.
Updates vlan prio for all outstanding IOs during dcbx update.

ENHANCEMENTS

BASE:

Adds support for PAUSE OFF watchdog.
Reports devlog access information in PCIE_FW_PF register 7.

ETH:

Enhances segmentation offload to include VxLAN and Geneve.
Adds PTP support.
Adds new interface to allow the driver to query the VI rss table base addresses.
Allows the driver to program the SGE ingrext contxt CongDrop field.

OFLD:

Adds new interface for the driver to specify offloaded connections TCP snd and rcv scale factors.

iSCSI:

Adds support for iscsi segmentatation offload (ISO).
Adds support for iscsi t10-dif offload.

FOiSCSI:

Sets FORCE_BIT for cut through processing for FOiSCSI.

FOFCoE:

Adds support for FCoE BB6.
Improves WRITE performance.

Version : 1.13.32.0

Date : 03/25/2015

FIXES

BASE:

Fixes FW_CAPS_CONFIG_CMD return value on error (was positive instead of negative)
Fixes FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DEV_FLOWC_BUFFIFO_SZ indication (was wrong on certain adapter configurations)
Fixes config file based PL_TIMEOUT register programming

ETH:

Fixes a potential EO UDP SEG header corruption
Fixes an issue where 1000Base-X was not enabled correctly when using QSA modules

OFLD:

Fixes timeout issue with half-open connections
Fixes FW_FLOWC_WR processing when state is set to finwait1

FOFCoE:

Fixes fcoe xchg leaks in linkdown/peer down path
Fixes cleanup in FCoE linkdown and fixed buf timer flowid abuse
Fixes fw crash by clearing fcf flowc during bye

FOiSCSI:

Don't create a new tcp socket if ERL0 attempt has timed out.

ENHANCEMENTS

BASE:

Adds support for VFs on PFs 4 to 7
Adds support for QPs/CQs on any physical and virtual function

ETH:

Stops sending LACP frames on loopback interface
Adds an AUTOEQU indication to CPL_SGE_EGR_UPDATE
Adds support for CR4 links (BEAN/AEC on 40G TwinAx cables)

OFLD:

Improves default settings of LAN and CLUSTER TCP timer settings
Sends Negative Advice CPLs to software

FOISCSI:

Adds IPv6 support for foiscsi. Keeps backward compatibility with old foiscsi drivers which doesn't support ipv6.

FOFCoE:

Added fcoe debug support in flowc dump

Version : 1.12.25.0

Date : 10/22/2014

FIXES

BASE:

Improves precision of the Weight Round Robing Traffic Management Algorithm
Fixes an issue where the link would intermittently fail to come up
Fixes an issue where adapters with an external PHY couldn't run at 100Mbps
Fixes an issue where active optical cables were not recognized
Fixes link advertising issues on T520-BT (speed and pause frames) that would cause the link to negotiate unexpected settings
Forces link restart when auto-negotiation is disabled
Fix an issue where pause frames wouldn't be fully disabled even if requested

ETH:

Fixes NVGRE Segmentation Offload network header generation.

DCBX:

Fixes an issue where some settings were not being sent to the switch correctly
Fixes an issue where back-to-back DCBX port updates could get overwritten by FW
Fixes a firmware crash on DCBX APP information request before link up

FOiSCSI:

Fixes abort task leak in tmf response handling
Fixes TCP RST handling while in iSCSI ERL0
Fixes a firmware crash on BYE without INIT

ENHANCEMENTS

BASE:

Adds link partner settings reporting when available
Adds QSA support (in conjunction with QSA VPD)
Adds T520-BT LED support
Reports NOTSUPPORTED for modules with an unhandled identifier

DCBX:

Adds version reporting (indicating which version FW is trying to negotiate)
Adds IEEE support
Reports LLDP time outs

FOiSCSI:

Add support for multiple iSCSI DDP client
Sends DHCP renew request when lease expires

22.2. T4 Firmware
+++++++++++++++++

Version : 1.14.4.0

Date : 08/05/2015

FIXES

BASE:

Fixes a potential initialization error when accessing a configuration file stored on the flash.
Initialize PCIE_DBG_INDIR_REQ.Enable to 0, as hardware failed to do so and register dumps could result in errors.

ETH:

Fixes an issue that sometimes prevented the link from coming up in CR adapters.

ENHANCEMENTS

BASE:

Adds support for PAUSE OFF watchdog.
Reports devlog access information in PCIE_FW_PF register 7.

ETH:

Adds new interface to allow the driver to query the VI rss table base addresses.

OFLD:

Adds new interface for the driver to specify offloaded connections TCP snd and rcv scale factors.

Version : 1.13.32.0

Date : 03/25/2015

FIXES

BASE:

Fixes FW_CAPS_CONFIG_CMD return value on error (was positive instead of negative)
Fixes FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DEV_FLOWC_BUFFIFO_SZ indication (was wrong on certain adapter configurations)
Fixes config file based PL_TIMEOUT register programming

ETH: