1. Release Notes for Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 5 Update 4
  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 R5U4 along with version information is provided in the appendix at Driver Modules in Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 5 Update 4 (x86_64).

Notable Driver Features and Updates

The following driver updates are included in UEK R5U4 since the release of UEK R5U3:

  • Broadcom BCM573xx network driver

    The Broadcom BCM573xx network driver, bnxt_en, is updated to version 1.10.1. This update includes a large number of vendor supplied patches, including a bug fix to improve stats handling.

  • Intel Ethernet Switch Host Interface driver

    The Intel Ethernet Switch Host Interface driver, fm10k is updated to version 0.27.1-k. This update takes advantage of many upstream patches and fixes and enables the driver to work with newer hardware.

  • Intel Ethernet Connection XL710 network driver

    The Intel Ethernet Connection XL710 network driver, i40e, is updated to version 2.8.20-k for the latest upstream and vendor supplied patches.

  • Broadcom MegaRAID SAS driver

    The Broadcom MegaRAID SAS driver, megaraid_sas, is updated to version 07.714.04.00-rc1. This update includes vendor supplied patches that bring the driver version in line with the upstream kernel release.

  • LSI MPT Fusion SAS 3.0 Device driver

    The LSI MPT Fusion SAS 3.0 Device driver, mpt3sas, is updated to version 34.100.00.00 to include vendor supplied patches that bring the driver version in line with the upstream kernel release.

  • QLogic Fibre Channel HBA driver

    The QLogic Fibre Channel HBA driver, qla2xxx is updated to version 10.01.00.25-k and includes a large number of vendor supplied patches to bring the driver version in line with the upstream kernel release.

  • Microsemi Smart Family Controller driver

    The Microsemi Smart Family Controller driver, smartpqi, is released as version 1.2.10-025 which is at the same version as in the previous kernel update, but this module includes a minor bug fix to avoid a potential buffer overflow issue.

  • Intel Volume Management Device driver

    The Intel VMD (Volume Management Device) driver, vmd, version 0.6 is added to this kernel release and enables serviceability of NVMe devices, taking advantage of hardware logic provided by the Intel Xeon processor. The driver aggregates NVMe PCIe SSDs and behaves similarly to an HBA for SATA and SAS.

  • VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface driver

    The VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface driver, vmw_vmci, is updated to version 1.1.6.0-k to include upstream fixes that bring the driver version in line with the upstream kernel release.