This is to backport #16096
Why I did it
SONiC changes:
Support Spectrum4 ASIC FW binary building.
Support new SDK sx-obj-desc lib building since new SAI need it.
Remove SX_SCEW debian package from Mellanox SDK build since we are no longer using it (we use libxml2 instead).
Update SAI, SDK, FW to version 4.6.1020/2012.1020/SAIBuild2211.25.1.0
SDK/FW bug fixes
In SPC-1 platforms: Fastboot mode is not operational for Split port with Force mode in 50G speed
SFP modules are kept in disabled state after set LPM (low power mode) on/off for at least 3 minutes.
When preforming fast boot from an old SDK version (currently installed) to a newer one (target version), and the system was initially loaded with a new SDK version (past version), and the system has not been wiped, under specific conditions, the fast boot would use the past version's data and may fail.
SDK/FW Features
On SN2700 all ports can support y cable by credo
SAI bug Fixes
When creating an ACL rule with SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_FIELD_SRC_IP/SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_FIELD_DST_IP enabled, and then disabling the field by setting enable=false, a match on L3_type=IPv4 will remain programmed for the rule Issue resolved after the fix
Allow the max scale of virtual routers to be configure for SPC-1, SPC-2, SPC-3 when fastboot enable
Remove default hash key of SRC_MAC, DST_MAC and ETH_TYPE
SAI features
Port init profile
Dual ToR Active-Standby | Additional MAC support
Work item tracking
Microsoft ADO (number only):
How I did it
Update SDK/FW/SAI make files
How to verify it
Run full sonic-mgmt regression on Mellanox platform
Fixes#13568
Upgrade from old image always requires squashfs mount to get the next image FW binary. This can be avoided if we put FW binary under platform directory which is easily accessible after installation:
admin@r-spider-05:~$ ls /host/image-fw-new-loc.0-dirty-20230208.193534/platform/fw-SPC.mfa
/host/image-fw-new-loc.0-dirty-20230208.193534/platform/fw-SPC.mfa
admin@r-spider-05:~$ ls -al /tmp/image-fw-new-loc.0-dirty-20230208.193534-fs/etc/mlnx/fw-SPC.mfa
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 66 Feb 8 17:57 /tmp/image-fw-new-loc.0-dirty-20230208.193534-fs/etc/mlnx/fw-SPC.mfa -> /host/image-fw-new-loc.0-dirty-20230208.193534/platform/fw-SPC.mfa
- Why I did it
202211 and above uses different squashfs compression type that 201911 kernel can not handle. Therefore, we avoid mounting squashfs altogether with this change.
- How I did it
Place FW binary under /host/image-/platform/mlnx/, soft links in /etc/mlnx are created to avoid breaking existing scripts/automation.
/etc/mlnx/fw-SPCX.mfa is a soft link always pointing to the FW that should be used in current image
mlnx-fw-upgrade.sh is updated to prefer /host/image-/platform/mlnx location and fallback to /etc/mlnx in squashfs in case new location does not exist. This is necessary to do image downgrade.
- How to verify it
Upgrade from 201911 to master
master to 201911 downgrade
master -> master reboot
ONIE -> master boot (First FW burn)
Which release branch to backport (provide reason below if selected)
- Why I did it
Add support for compiling Spectrum-4 ASIC firmware to the SONiC image
Add support for Spectrum-4 ASIC firmware upgrade
- How I did it
Update Mellanox fw make files to include Spectrum-4 ASIC firmware binaries.
Update firmware upgrade scripts to be able to detect Spectrum-4 ASIC.
- How to verify it
Run regression tests
Signed-off-by: Kebo Liu <kebol@nvidia.com>
- Why I did it
System is stuck on 'starting' state on SimX platform because of infinite loop on 'hw-management-ready.sh' script .
The loop is polling to check if the hw-mgmt sysfs created before proceeding with the flow, for SimX platform the sysfs will never create so the system is not starting properly.
- How I did it
Add a condition to poll on hw-mgmt sysfs only if the switch is real HW and not SimX platform.
- How to verify it
Check "systemctl status hw-management.service" output on a SimX switch with this patch, the state will be "active".
Signed-off-by: Shlomi Bitton <shlomibi@nvidia.com>
**- Why I did it**
Reduce the time it takes for the ASIC FW burn as part of the automatic FW upgrade procedure.
**- How I did it**
Add -d option to mlxfwmanager tool to use the faster MST device and not the default one which is not the fastest one.
**- How to verify it**
I manually changed ASIC FW followed by reboot command in order for FW upgrade to take place on deinit.
I manually changed ASIC FW followed by hard reset in order for FW upgrade to take place on init.
Signed-off-by: liora <liora@nvidia.com>
Install a new FW by specifying FW path (mlnx-fw-upgrade.sh /path/to/FW)
or use default at '/etc/mlnx/fw-SPC.mfa'
Signed-off-by: Stepan Blyschak <stepanb@mellanox.com>
