Intel Networking Adapter/Device RHEL 9 Driver




Intel Linux device drivers package update

Intel E810 Device Driver ice for RHEL9
Driver version 1.11.14

Intel X710, XXV710, and X722 Device Driver i40e for RHEL9
Driver version 2.22.18

Intel X520, X540, and X550 Device Driver ixgbe for RHEL9
Driver version 5.18.11

Intel I210, I340, I350 Device Driver igb for RHEL9
Driver version 5.13.16

This release supports RHEL 9.0 and 9.1.


Change History:

This update package contains the Intel Linux Ethernet device drivers.

Change information from previous release:

Driver     This release level     Previous release level
======     ==================     ======================
ice        1.11.14                1.9.11
i40e       2.22.18                2.20.12
ixgbe      5.18.11                5.16.5 
igb        5.13.16                5.11.4
irdma      1.11.58                1.9.30


This release supports all Intel Ethernet products across Lenovo ThinkSystem, ThinkAgile, System x,
and ThinkServer server platforms.


For installation instructions, see the Install Tip file which is provided
in the downloaded software package.
NOTE:  This document is designed to be cumulative.  The current version
is appended to the previous version(s).

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Severity Definitions:
  Critical:   Unable to use the solution resulting in a critical impact to
              operations. Includes high severity vulnerabilities.
  Suggested:  The solution can be used with some functional restrictions
              resulting in minimal impact to business. Includes medium and
              low severity vulnerabilities.
  Initial:    Initial release of the solution.
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Version [net-28.0-0], Build ID [28.0-0]
Release date:   [02/16/2023]
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1.0 Overview
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List products and OS Versions supported with this version of the update as
appropriate.

Supported configurations can be found on the Lenovo Operating System
Interoperability Guide at the following website:
https://lenovopress.com/osig


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2.0 Prerequisites and dependencies
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  none

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3.0 Security Fixes
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  FIX:
  None

  Security incident: LEN-xxxx


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4.0 Other Fixes
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  FIX: 
  
- Fix for "kernel panic when unplugging cable from a XXV710 Ethernet adapter".

- Fix a VF to VM attachment issue with i40e when run with iavf driver.

- Fix an issue with Secure Boot/IOMEM=Strict Enabled setting when running FW or PREBOOT update.
  

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5.0 Enhancements
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  ENHANCEMENT:

- Latest igb, ixgbe, i40e and ice drivers for supporting RHEL 9.0 and 9.1. 

- This release is with latest Red Hat RPM packaging.

- This build includes linkage support for SAP HANA platform.

- Packaged with latest Lenovo Linux device drivers packaging spec SLDPK 1.25.

- SUP package name is added with "net-" to version field.

- With this release, there are new driver levels across igb, ixgbe, i40e and ice.

- Also, new irdma driver is provided replacing older i40iw driver.


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6.0 Other Changes
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  CHANGE:
  
- Packaging update to support 9.0 and 9.1.

- Packaged with Lenovo's SLDPK 1.25.


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7.0 Limitations
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  LIMITATION:

Per the OFED_4.17-1-release_notes, RHEL9 OS support for RDMA/IWARP is dependent on
Red Hat's OFED OS release.