[Starlingx-discuss] stx 6.0 aio mellenox connectX 40GB dual card

[Embedded Devel]

So if updated in 6.0, will stx 5.0 work with them ? or is it possible to 
build stx 6.0 customized with 4.9 

On Saturday 26 March 2022 01:51:23 AM (+07:00), M. Vefa Bicakci wrote:

 > Hi,
 >
 > With StarlingX 6.0, the Mellanox OFED device drivers were updated to 
version 5.3. According to the following link, nVidia/Mellanox has stopped 
supporting ConnectX-3 cards such as the one you have (MCX384A) since driver 
version v5.1:
 >
 > https://docs.nvidia.com/networking/display/MLNXOFEDv512620/Release+Notes
 >
 > As noted at the aforementioned link, Mellanox OFED v4.9 LTS continues to 
support ConnectX-3 cards. StarlingX supports only the latest version of the 
Mellanox OFED drivers. Hence, StarlingX no longer ships with a version of 
the drivers that support ConnectX-3 cards.
 >
 > Also note that ConnectX-3 cards use the mlx4 driver instead of the mlx5 
driver, as indicated here:
 >
 > https://docs.nvidia.com/networking/display/MLNXOFEDv494080/Introduction
 >
 > Thank you,
 >
 > Vefa
 >
 > On 2022-03-25 12:59, Khalil, Ghada wrote:
 > > Hi Linda, can someone from the OS team comment on this?
 > >
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 > > Subject: [Starlingx-discuss] stx 6.0 aio mellenox connectX 40GB dual 
card
 > >
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 > >
 > > i just deployed a stx 6.0 aio dual on bare metal yet after booting and 
logging into the system i dont see the mellanox connectX 40Gb interfaces i 
also dont see a mlx5_en kernel module to load
 > >
 > > server is a Dell C6220 with Dual-Port 40Gb/s QSFP Mezzanine Network 
Card MCX384A-BCAA 3CYRK
 > >
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