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switchtec-kernel v1.1 release

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@wesleywesley wesleywesley released this 04 Sep 03:01
· 184 commits to master since this release

In this release

This is switchtec-kernel v1.1 release, which includes two kernel modules switchtec.ko and ntb_hw_switchtec.ko. The following features are added.

  • Support MRPC DMA Mode
  • Optimize firmware download efficiency by utilizing Write Combining (WC) feature on x86_64 platform

Linux Kernel support

This release of switchtec-kernel tested work with v4.4 through v4.7 kernel. However, there're also many other kernels supported by other branches of switchtec-kernel which are at the same code maturity level as this release. Please refer to below table for supported kernel and driver commit number.

Kernel Commit
v4.8 - v4.11 c48cf85
v4.12 eb6bebc
v4.13 - v4.14 60a5934
v4.15 f63916f
v4.16 - 4.17 c6bd61f
Please be noted, the listed commits only pass sanity test and not fully tested.

Known issues

N/A