10GigEthr-02 (iexgbe) B.11.31.1403.01 Ethernet Driver Release Notes HP-UX 11i v3, ed. 6

Problems fixed in recent releases
Table 4 HP-UX 11i v3 March 2014 fixes — 10GigEthr-02 B.11.31.1403
DescriptionSR number
IEXGBE: VPD (Serial Number) is not updated with olrad -R/-rQXCR1001309103
After online replacement, thenwmgr does not display the VPD information of the newly replaced
card but it continues to display the VPD of the old card. The resume operation is made to
re-read the VPD content from the new card so that nwmgr can display the correct VPD
information:
1. Do prepare remove: # olrad -r <hw path>
2. Physically remove the card from slot.
3. Do post remove: # olrad -R <hw path>
4. Check the VPD information: # lanadmin -x vpd <ppa>
The above command shows the old VPD(serial number) Information.
IEXGBE: weird NETTL link UP/DOWN eventsQXCR1001306875
The Nettl log show redundant link down events when the cable is unplugged.
The redundant NETTL link down logging is removed. This is a reporting issue
and does not have impact on link itself.
IEXGBE: VSP hang/SG Guest TOCQXCR1001316620
In flex-10 environment, the driver uses DCC event link up or down notification as a trigger to
scale up or down on number of receive queues by causing internal port reset. It is observed
that the reset thread can take longer than usual due to scheduling delay with timer when the
number of CPUs on a system is less than or equal to 4. The delay can get worse (i.e., more
than 15 seconds) if there are IOCTLs such asmulticast enable or disable requests sent to driver
in parallel. Similar issue can be seen also in non HPVM and non flex10 environment under
some circumstances.
Two fixes introduced in this release listed below can avoid these abnormal delays:
• Trigger queue optimization for flex-10 ports only when the system has ore than 8 CPUs.
• Any parallel IOCTLs generated are serialized and executed as part of the reset thread
after it complete.
Table 5 HP-UX 11i v3 September 2013 fixes — 10GigEthr-02 B.11.31.1309
DescriptionSR number
IEXGBE: Interface needs to be put in DEAD state in case of a firmware issue.QXCR1001263150
Card firmware assertions are handled to put the interface in DEAD state without panic.
Install script overwrites the entry in nettlgen.conf unconditionallyQXCR1001292742
The installation script should not overwrite the entry if it's modified.
IEXGBE: improper break statement in IEXGBE_BOOT_PARAM_SETQXCR1001286880
During boot time, if one of the parameters has incorrect value passed by user (via
/etc/rc.config.d/hpiexgbeconf file) current implementation will not set values for other
parameters in sequence.
With new modification, even if some parameter has incorrect values, other parameters will
be set with corresponding values specified in hpiexgbeconf file.
Table 6 HP-UX 11i v3 June 2013 fixes — 10GigEthr-02 B.11.31.1306
DescriptionSR number
After upgrading Virtual Connect (VC) firmware, the iexgbe Flex-10 interface goes to a DEAD
state (driver state)
QXCR1001266661
10