Hi, That's fine. Nam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 21.06.2007 21:02:13: > Hi Nam, > > I am sorry but we already did the last build of OFED 1.2 and since the > RN are part of the SRPM its hard for us to update now. > I did commit you changes to the docs git tree thus any new build (if wee > need) will include them. > > > Tziporet > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hoang-Nam Nguyen > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 5:59 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ewg@lists.openfabrics.org > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ewg] updated ehca release notes for ofed-1.2 > > Hello Tziporet! > Below is the updated release notes for ehca with following changes for > more clarity: > - Add section "Available backports" > - Add known issue #3 > Thanks! > Regards > Nam > > > Open Fabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) > ehca in OFED 1.2 Release Notes > > June 2007 > > > Overview > -------- > ehca is the low level driver implementation for all IBM GX-based HCAs. > > ehca Available Parameters > -------------------------- > In order to set ehca parameters, add the following line(s) to > /etc/modprobe.conf: > > options ib_ehca <parameter>=<value> > > whereby <parameter> is one of the following items: > - debug_level debug level (0: no debug traces (default), 1: with > debug traces) > - nr_ports number of connected ports (default: 2) > - port_act_time time to wait for port activation (default: 30 sec) > - scaling_code enable scaling code (default: 1), 0: disable scaling > code > > New Features > ------------ > - Scaling code can now be turned on (default) or off at module load > time. > Enabling scaling code helps to distribute processing completions > across CPUs. > > Fixed Bugs > ---------- > - Mismatched sync/locking between completion handler and destroy cq > - Reworked irq handler to avoid/reduce missed irq events > - Removed do_mmap() and obsolete prototypes > - Serialized calls to register_mr() (Bugzilla #574) > > Available backports > ------------------- > - RedHat EL4 up5: 2.6.9-42.ELsmp > - RedHat EL5: 2.6.18-8.ELsmp > - SLES10: 2.6.16.21-0.8-smp > - kernel.org: 2.6.19.x and 2.6.20.x > > Known Issues > ------------ > 1. The device driver normally uses both ports. For using just one port > connect > the ports as shown in Figure 1 and load the device driver by running > `modprobe ib_ehca nr_ports=1`. > > --------- IB Card in p570 > | > \ / > +---+ > | # | > | # | > | # | > | # | <--- Port 2: NOT CONNECTED > | # | > |---| > | # | > | # | > | # | > | # | <--- Port 1: CONNECTED TO THE INFINIBAND SWITCH > | # | > +---+ > > *Figure 1:* Connections if only one port is used. > > NOTE: In OpenPower 720 and p550 port 1 is at the top, port 2 is at the > bottom. > > 2. Furthermore the port(s) needs to be connected to an active switch > port while > loading the ehca device driver. > > 3. RedHat EL5 2.6.18-8.ELsmp > User space not supported > > > _______________________________________________ > ewg mailing list > ewg@lists.openfabrics.org > http://lists.openfabrics.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ewg > _______________________________________________ > ewg mailing list > ewg@lists.openfabrics.org > http://lists.openfabrics.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ewg
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