NVIDIA MBF2H516A-EEEO DPU Firmware 24.35.3006-LTS

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Changes:

- Enables the users to collect more information from NP to RP for PCC algorithm. To achieve this, the NP ingress bytes information was added to the RTT response packet sent from the NP side.
- Enables the user to configure the PCC algorithm shaper coalescing mode using nvconfig to select CC algorithm shaper coalescing for IB and ROCE.The new parameters are IB_CC_SHAPER_COALESCE and ROCE_CC_SHAPER_COALESCE.

Bug Fixes:

- Enabled ACS for single port cards.
- Fixed the issue that resulted in total bandwidth drop due to the interference between virtio-net and virtio-blk when running them both together.
- Fixed an issue that prevented the "Get Package Status" NC-SI command from returning the correct RMII hardware arbitration status.
- Fixed a race in the hardware that caused a SQ to get stuck by disabling a few hardware optimization.
- Fixed an issue that caused the virtio-blk traffic to get stuck when working on vDPA over VFE mode.
- Fixed an issue that caused the pipe to get stuck as the outbound_dev_null was cleared by the CORE through IPC while running reset-per-link flow.
- Removed the limitation that required the user to configure the rate limit per host. Now the user can set the rate limiter from port level.

Known Issues:

- Unexpected system behavior might be observed if the driver is loaded while reset is in progress.
- Firmware reset sync 1 is currently not working properly. Occasionally, running it does not reset to the device.

About Network Adapter Drivers:

When connected, the operating system usually installs a generic driver that helps the computer to recognize the newly attached device.

However, proper software must be applied if you want to make use of all features that the network adapter has available. This task also allows computers to properly recognize all device characteristics such as manufacturer, chipset, technology, and others.

Updating the adapter's drivers and utilities version might improve overall performance and stability, increase transfer speeds, fix different compatibility problems and several network-related errors, as well as bring various other changes.

To install this release, simply get the package, extract it if necessary, run the setup, and follow the instructions displayed on-screen. When done, don't forget to perform a system restart and reconnect the network adapter to make sure that all changes take effect properly.

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