1. Release Notes for Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4 Update 5
  2. New Features and Changes
  3. Notable Changes

Notable Changes

  • Intel E1000 drivers updated

    This update includes a large number of patches to the Intel E1000 driver modules to support a wider range of devices, to implement performance enhancements and to resolve a number of bugs.

  • Intel i40e module updated

    This update includes a large number of upstream patches for the Intel i40e driver module to resolve a number of bugs and to bring this driver module into alignment with upstream functionality.

  • nvme module updated

    This update brings major changes to the nvme kernel module in the form of over a hundred upstream patches that ensure that the driver matches upstream functionality. Fixes were also included to better handle controller reset so that the request queue is properly frozen to prevent new requests from entering the queue.

  • forcedeth module added

    This update includes the addition of the popular open-source forcedeth kernel module that can be used as a driver for NVIDIA network interface cards.

  • smartpqi driver updated

    The Microsemi Smart Family Controller Driver (smartpqi) module has been updated for a large number of upstream patches. This driver enables next generation SCSI devices that implement the PQI queuing model, such as the Adaptec Series 9 controllers. The driver replaces the aacraid driver for these devices. Patches have been applied to bring this version of the driver up to the most current level for compatibility with this kernel release.

  • Support for IP packet duplication in nf_tables

    This update includes the addition of required modules to support packet duplication of IPv4 and IPv6 packets within nf_tables. This change provides support to clone packets to a given destination.

  • Support for netlink for OFED

    This update includes patches to the InfiniBand core code to add support for netlink from kernel to user space for the OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED). Also included is a fix that makes the kernel OFED stack interrogate the InfiniBand address and route resolution service framework in user space to resolve path records via the netlink interface.