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

Driver Updates

The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 5 supports a large number of hardware and devices. In close cooperation with hardware and storage vendors, Oracle has updated several device drivers from the versions in mainline Linux 4.14.35.

A complete list of the driver modules included in UEK R5U3 along with version information is provided in the appendix at Driver Modules in Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 5 Update 3 (x86_64).

Notable Driver Features

The following new features are noted in the drivers shipped with UEK R5U3 as opposed to the original release of UEK R5:

  • Broadcom Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel SCSI driver updated

    The Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel SCSI driver, lpfc, is updated to version 12.2.0.13. This update brings many vendor-supplied bug fixes and includes better error handling and reporting.