MSTFLINT-4.13.1-1

Notable Changes

• mstflint tool
  • New feature - Verifying firmware image on a device which operates in livefish mode by comparing it
    with an existing binary firmware file.

User Manual and Release Notes:

mstflint_User_Manual_v4_13_1.pdf

Mstflint Tarball:

mstflint-4.13.1.tar.gz

Mstflint Kernel Tarball:

kernel-mstflint-4.13.1-1.tar.gz

MSTFLINT-4.13.0-1

Notable Changes

• mstfwreset tool

  • Added support for Socket Direct devices in the mstfwreset tool.
  • Added save/restore ATS PCIE capability.
  • Added support for Live-Patch in ConnectX-5.
  • Added a new reset option (reset-type) to the reset command of mstfwreset. The user can see the
    supported reset-types by using the query command.

• mstlink tool

  • Added support for reading the "Link Downed Counter" and "Link Error Recovery Counter" in the
    mstlink utility when using InfiniBand protocol only.
  • Added support for HDR PCIe grades in the EYE Opening Info in the mstlink utility.
  • Added a new flag (show links) to define the valid PCIe links.

• mstconfig tool

  • Added the ATS_ENABLED TLV param. When set to TRUE, the device will support Address
    Translation Service (ATS).
  • Added the VF_VPD_ENABLE parameter to mstconfig. When set, the VPD capability is exposed
    to Virtual Functions.

• mstarchive tool

  • Added support for MFA2 query using the mstarchive tool.

User Manual and Release Notes:

mstflint_User_Manual_v4_13_0.pdf

Mstflint Tarball:

mstflint-4.13.0.tar.gz

Mstflint Kernel Tarball:

kernel-mstflint-4.13.0-1.tar.gz

MSTFLINT-4.12.0-1

Notable Changes

• mstlink tool

  • Displays and configures port related data at the physical layer.

• mstfwtrace tool

  • Extracts and prints trace messages generated by the firmware of 5th generation devices. This tool supports secure firmware flow only.

• mstreg tool

  • Exposes supported access registers, and allows users to obtain information regarding the registers fields and attributes, and to set and get data with a specific register.

• mstfwmanager tool

  • Supports listing the contents of images archive. When running this command the tool will list all
    firmware images within this PLDM package for each image it displays.

• mstflint tool

  • Added image-reactivation feature which re-assigns the image signature to the previous image (in
    case the new image is faulty) enabling "fwreset" functionality or to burn a new image.

User Manual and Release Notes:

mstflint_User_Manual_v4_12_0.pdf

Mstflint Tarball:

mstflint-4.12.0.tar.gz

Mstflint Kernel Tarball:

kernel-mstflint-4.12.0-1.tar.gz

MSTFLINT-4.11.0-5

Notable Changes

• mstconfig
  • Added the below new params:
    • pci_atomics_disabled_ext_atomics_enabled
    • pci_atomics_enabled_ext_atomics_enabled
    • pci_atomics_enabled_ext_atomics_enabled_nocoherent
    • pci_atomics_enabled_ext_atomics_enabled_serialized
    • vf_nodnic_enable
    • vf_nodnic_supported
    • uctx_en (alpha support)
    • uctx_supported (alpha support)
    • prio_tag_required_en (alpha support)
    • prio_tag_required_supported (alpha support)
    • strict_vf_msix_num_enabled (alpha support)
    • strict_vf_msix_num_supported (alpha support)
    • nvme_emu_class_code (alpha support)
    • nvme_emu_device_id (alpha support)
    • nvme_emu_enable (alpha support)
    • nvme_emu_max_num_pf (alpha support)
    • nvme_emu_max_total_vf (alpha support)
    • nvme_emu_num_pf (alpha support)
    • nvme_emu_supported (alpha support)
    • nvme_emu_total_vf (alpha support)
    • nvme_emu_vendor_id (alpha support)
• General build
  • Fixed multiple builds and compilation issues
• mstfwtrace
  • Added fwtracer: in this release, this tool supports secure FW flow only
• libibmad
  • Added support for libibmad 12 in addition to 5
• Python tools
  • Fixed Python wrapper to work properly in multiple OSes and multiple Python versions
• Added adb generic tools
  • Added mstreg tool: To enable this option please use "--enable-adb-genaric-tools" flag
• mstarchive
  • Added return values
  • Fixed an issue in the MFA2's header minor and subminor versions

Mstflint Tarball:

mstflint-4.11.0-5.tar.gz

Mstflint Kernel Tarball:

kernel-mstflint-4.11.0-5.tar.gz

MSTFLINT-4.11.0-4

Notable Changes

• Build related changes
  • Disabled -Werror compiler flag
  • Added the option to choose local system libraries if available in the machine
  • Enhanced python 3 compatibility
  • Removed python shebangs from the scripts
  • Fixed multiple rpmbuild issues
  • Added --enable-all-static configure flag that allows compilation of static executables, when the the option is supported by the compiler
  • All python scripts were aligned to unix encoding
• mstprivhost tool
  • Added mstprivhost tool to set host privilege configurations
• mstflint tool
  • Added missing Rom info attribute for legacy FW qq query
  • Fixed query timeout when device is locked
  • Renamed former --next_boot_fw_ver to --flashed_version flag. This flag queries the flashed version.
    Note that the previous flag is supported to keep compatibility.
  • Fixed an issue with FW upgrade on ConnectX-5 EN
• mstregdup tool
  • Fixed segfault

Mstflint Tarball:

mstflint-4.11.0-4.tar.gz

Mstflint Kernel Tarball:

kernel-mstflint-4.11.0-4.tar.gz

MSTFLINT-4.11.0-3

Notable Changes

• mstflint tool
  • Added the option to query only a flashed FW version, which reduces the CPU usage during the query.
    To use this option run the "--next_boot_fw_ver" flag.
  • Fixed an issue that resulted in missing information during query.
  • Fixed a crash scenario when compiling with 'CXXFLAGS='-Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS''.

Mstflint Tarball:

mstflint-4.11.0-3.tar.gz

Mstflint Kernel Tarball:

kernel-mstflint-4.11.0-3.tar.gz

MSTFLINT-4.11.0-2

Notable Changes

• Python 3 support

  • Added support for python 3.

• mstflint tool

  • Added an option to reduce CPU utilization with "--low_cpu" flag.

• OpenSSL compatibility

  • Added compatibility to 1.1.X version, in addition to previously supported 1.0.2 version.

Mstflint Tarball:

mstflint-4.11.0-2.tar.gz

Mstflint Kernel Tarball:

kernel-mstflint-4.11.0-2.tar.gz

MSTFLINT-4.11.0-1

Notable Changes

• Supported Devices

  • Added support for Mellanox Quantum switch systems and
    ConnectX-6 Ready adapter cards.
    For further information on the ConnectX-6 adapter cards,
    please contact Mellanox Support.

• mstarchive tool

  • The mstarchive tool allows the user to create a file with the mfa2 extension.
    The new file contains several binary files of a given firmware for
    different adapter cards.
    For further information, refer to section “mstarchive” in the User Manual.

• mstprivhost

  • The ability to restrict the hosts from configuring the NIC.
    Meaning, only the Arm side will have the privilege to configure the NIC.
    Note: This utility is supported in BlueField devices only.

• mstconfig in BlueField

  • Enables the user to manage (grand/restrict) mlxconfig configuration
    privileges for BlueField Arm systems.

Release Notes:

mstflint_release_notes_4_11_0.pdf

Mstflint Tarball:

mstflint-4.11.0.tar.gz

Mstflint Kernel Tarball:

kernel-mstflint-4.11.0-1.tar.gz

MSTFLINT-4.10.0-3

Notable Changes

• mstflint
  Added support for transition from 4MB to 7MB firmware image banks according to backward compatible
  architecture.
• mstcongestion
  mstcongestion is a tool used to set the Congestion mode and action.
  For further information, please refer to the MFT User Manual.

Release Notes:

mstflint_release_notes_4_10_0-3.pdf

Mstflint Tarball:

mstflint-4.10.0-3.tar.gz

Mstflint Kernel Tarball:

kernel-mstflint-4.10.0-3.tar.gz

MSTFLINT-4.10.0-2

Notable Changes

• mstfwreset not supported.

• Secure Firmware

  • mstflint now handles all the burn parameters when it is supported by the firmware, and displays the secure-FW CS tokens.

• Supported Devices

  • [Beta] Added support for BlueField™ SmartNIC.

• mstconfig

  • Added the option to query partial parameters
  • Added the following new parameters:
    • FLEX_PARSER_PROFILE_ENABLE
    • ECPF_ESWITCH_MANAGER
    • ECPF_PAGE_SUPPLIER
    • SAFE_MODE_ENABLE
    • SAFE_MODE_THERSHOLD
    • BOOT_UNDI_NETWORK_WAIT

• Bug Fixes

  • Fixed bug in firmware burning flow

• Coding style:

  • Added kernel coding style

Release Notes:

mstflint_release_notes_4_10_0.pdf

Mstflint Tarball:

mstflint-4.10.0.tar.gz

Mstflint Kernel Tarball:

kernel-mstflint-4.10.0-2.tar.gz