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QLogic qcnic VMware ESX Native Driver for ESXi6.5/6.7
Copyright (c)   2015-2017 QLogic Corporation
Copyright (c)   2016-2018 Cavium Inc.
All rights reserved


ESXi 6.5/6.7 : 1.0.26.0

Enhancements:
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- Updated qfle3.h header file.

ESXi 6.5/6.7 : 1.0.25.0

Enhancements:
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- Updated qfle3.h header file.

ESXi 6.5/6.7 : 1.0.24.0

- Updated qcnic.h file with proper version.

ESXi 6.5/6.7 : 1.0.23.0

Enhancements:
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- Updated qfle3.h header file.


ESXi 6.5/6.7 : 1.0.22.0

Enhancements:
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- Updated qfle3_ecore_hsi.h header file.

Fixes:
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- CQ104017: part-2: Improve cnic_ctl log and suppress excessive logging.


ESXi 6.5/6.7 : 1.0.21.0

Enhancements:
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- Entry/Exit logs for cnic-start/stop ctl.
- Updated nic header file qfle3.h.

Fixes:
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- None


ESXi 6.7 : 1.0.20.0

Enhancements:
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- During recovery correctly succeed destroy ramrod.
- In recovery, elevate some info logs to "warning".

Fixes:
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- None


ESXi 6.7 : 1.0.19.0

Enhancements:
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- Updated qfle3 headers. (nic 1.0.75.0)
- Implement new recovery apis.
- Skip terminate ramrod during recovery.

Fixes:
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- None


ESXi 6.7 : 1.0.18.0

Enhancements:
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- Updated qfle3 headers. (nic 1.0.71.0)
- Added description to some module params.
- Cleaned up unused debug levels in cnic_debug.

Fixes:
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- None


ESXi 6.7 : 1.0.17.0

Enhancements:
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- Added #define QFLE3_CNIC

Fixes:
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- None

ESXi 6.5/6.7 : 1.0.16.0

Enhancements:
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- Updated qfle3 headers. (nic 1.0.69.0)

Fixes:
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- None

ESXi 6.5/6.7 : 1.0.15.0

Enhancements:
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- Updated qfle3 headers. (nic 1.0.65.0)

Fixes:
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- None

ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.14.0

Enhancements:
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- Header updated from qfle3

Fixes:
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- None

ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.13.0

Enhancements:
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- Header updated from qfle3

Fixes:
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- None


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.12.1

Enhancements:
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- Correctly update qfle3.h header for qcnic.

Fixes:
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- None


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.12.0

Enhancements:
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- Header updated from qfle3

Fixes:
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- None


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.11.0

Enhancements:
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- Print the exit from quiesce unconditionally.

Fixes:
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- None


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.10.0

Enhancements:
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- Update qfle3.h header file.

Fixes:
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- None


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.9.0

Enhancements:
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- None

Fixes:
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- Build with modified qfle3.h header file.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.8.0

Enhancements:
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- Added support to dump timer DB


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.7.0

Enhancements:
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- None

Fixes:
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- locking added in iscsi, fcoe and socket id table freeing logic.
- Reverting changes added for #CQ82633.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.6.0

Enhancements:
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- Update qfle3 headers (NIC ver 1.0.56.0).

Fixes:
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- None.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.5.0

Enhancements:
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- Update qfle3 headers.

Fixes:
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- None.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.4.0

Enhancements:
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- None.

Fixes:
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- Fix to free cid properly if called before OFFLD_START.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.3.0

Enhancements:
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- Support to dump SPQ pages for debugging.

Fixes:
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- None.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.2.1

Enhancements:
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- Implementation for fp-diagnostic and link-error-status apis.
- Support for nvram based NPIV creation.
- Add sfp-diagnostic and link-error-status apis.

Fixes:
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- None.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.2.0

Enhancements:
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- Suppress LL2 path logs to CNIC_MSG_NW.

Fixes:
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- Fix PSOD in conn-destroy ramrod path.
- Remove "conflicts" and "replaces" tags from scons.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.1.0

Enhancements:
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- None.

Fixes:
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- Correctly handle waitq completions/wakeup.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.29

Enhancements:
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- Update qfle3 headers (qfle3 version 1.0.51.0).

Fixes:
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- None.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.28

Enhancements:
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- None.

Fixes:
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- Use correct BitVector ops for ulp_flags.
- Handle ll2_cb_ops register and unregister.
- Correct the cfc-del wait-time to 4000 msec.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.27

Enhancements:
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- Cleanup cnic_ulp_tbl in unregister_device.
- Provide nof offloaded connections to nic driver.
- Improve driver logging.

Fixes:
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- Handle attachDevice failure correctly.
- Fix module unload leftover heap issue.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.26

Enhancements:
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- Update fcoe_kwqe_init3 as per new HSI in fw 7.13.4
- Add vmkmgmt key-value support.
- Improve cnic_delete_task path logs.
- Improve driver logging.

Fixes:
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- None.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.25

Enhancements:
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- None.

Fixes:
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- Update max-fcoe-conn to 128.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.24

Enhancements:
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- None.

Fixes:
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- For IPV6 family, use vmklinux macro AF_INET6.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.23

Enhancements:
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- None.

Fixes:
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- Module Unload related code for cnic driver added.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.22

Enhancements:
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- Update to latest qfle3 headers.

Fixes:
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- None.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.21

Enhancements:
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- Set default log level = 0.

Fixes:
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- CQ89046/CQ89049/CQ89054: Optimize i/o path.
- qcnic: Remove CQ88252 workaround.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.20

Enhancements:
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- Some basic improvements and cleanup.

Fixes:
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- CQ88252: Workaround: Sched cnic_irq_task through poll timer thread.
- CQ88492: Fix iscsi-mac LLH configuration.
- CQ88772: Handle iSCSI/FCoE feature disabled scenarios.
- Allow FCoE LL2 only if cnic is alive.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.19

Enhancements:
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- Update qfle3 headers (NIC driver version 1.0.40.0).

Fixes:
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- None.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.18

Enhancements:
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- Improve cnic_print_ramrod_info log.

Fixes:
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- Fix for PSOD during system reboot.
- Correctly check IS_MF_UFP.
- Always provide running ids from id-table.
- Correct delay_msec for ql_vmk_queue_delayed_work.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.17

Enhancements:
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- Add some api support changes.

Fixes:
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- Fix PSOD during TCP connection recovery.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.16

Enhancements:
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- Enable iSCSI OOO support.

Fixes:
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None.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.15

Enhancements:
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- Remove cnic_cm_select_dev workaround from cm_create.
- Provide uplink's sharedData to ULP.

Fixes:
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None.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.13

Enhancements:
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1. Reduce interface-name size = 32 which is maximum copied by vmware iSCSI APIs.

Fixes:
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1. Fix for cnic_cm_create PSOD on iSCSI connection re-establishment.


ESXi 6.5 : 1.0.0.12

Enhancements:
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1. Initial version.

Fixes:
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None.
