10GigEthr-03 (iocxgbe) B.11.31.1109 Ethernet Driver Release Notes, Edition 4

2.2 Changed features
The following features are changed with this version of 10GigEthr-03:
• The user interface is enhanced.
The user interface has been enhanced, as follows:
◦ Help information is improved in the configuration files for various parameters.
◦ Additional data are included in the nwmgr and lanadmin info and card_info
displays.
◦ VPD data is included.
◦ Changes and clarifications are made to the iocxgbe man page.
◦ New help information is added for ifadmin change requests.
• The driver statistics are enhanced.
The driver statistics are enhanced, as follows:
◦ The nwmgr drv_stats and lanadmin drv_stats commands provide per-port
statistics, as in previous versions.
Here are example commands to display per-port statistics:
– nwmgr -g -q drv_stats -c lanPPA
– lanadmin -x drv_stats PPA
NOTE: The lanadmin command is deprecated in HP-UX 11i v3.
◦ The nwmgr mib and nwmgr extmib commands now provide per-device (PCIe function)
statistics instead of per-port statistics.
Here are example commands to display MIB statistics:
– nwmgr -g --st mib -c lanPPA
– nwmgr -g --st extmib -c lanPPA
◦ Problems clearing counters are resolved.
• Software LRO (Large Receive Offload) is now enabled by default.
DRV_PR, Driver Packet Reassembly, which is also known as Software LRO, is now enabled
by default. Prior to this release, this feature was disabled by default. You can enable or disable
it using the lanadmin or nwmgr commands.
3 Problems fixed in this version
There are no defects or fixes included in 10GigEthr-03 version B.11.31.1109 at the time of this
publication.
Problems fixed in recent versions
Table 1 HP-UX 11i v3 March 2011 Fixes — 10GigEthr-03 B.11.31.1103.01
DescriptionSR number
Transmit requests with TSO enabled were very slow resulting in poor performance.QXCR1001086347
Interrupt migration could result in stuck interrupt status, causing an apparent device hang.QXCR1001092588
Multi-queue settings, specifically the range of the allowed number of queues, were confusing.QXCR1001085896
There were no defects or fixes included in 10GigEthr-03 version B.11.31.1103.
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