(2011/07/21 16:11), Rainer Traut wrote:> hi fyi,
>
> it seems redhat has just pushed RHEL 5.7 out.
> I see amoung others:
>
> kernel-2.6.18-274.el5.x86_64.rpm
>
FYI,
With the kernel update, RHEL 5.7 will support more drivers:
http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.7_Release_Notes/device-drivers.html
4. Device Drivers
4.1. Storage Drivers
The bnx2i driver for Broadcom NetXtreme II iSCSI has been updated
to version 2.6.2.3.
The mpt2sas driver that supports the SAS-2 family of adapters from
LSI has been updated to version 08.101.00.00. Most notably, this update
provides support for WarpDrive SSS-6200 devices.
The megaraid driver is updated to version 5.34.
The arcmsr driver for Areca RAID controllers is updated.
The bfa driver for Brocade Fibre Channel to PCIe Host Bus Adapters
is updated to the current scsi-misc version.
The be2iscsi driver for ServerEngines BladeEngine 2 Open iSCSI
devices is updated.
The qla2xxx driver for QLogic Fibre Channel HBAs is updated to
version 8.03.07.00.05.07. Additionally, the qla24xx and 25xx firmware is
updated to 5.03.16.
The lpfc driver for Emulex Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters is
updated to version 8.2.0.96 driver.
The IBM Virtual Ethernet (ibmveth) driver is updated, adding
support for the optional flush of the rx buffer, scatter-gather,
rx_copybreak, and tx_copybreak support, and enhanced power virtual
ethernet performance.
The ibmvfc driver is updated to version 1.0.9.
The mptfusion driver is updated to version to 3.04.18rh.
The cciss driver for HP Smart Array controllers has been updated,
adding kdump support and performance mode support on the controller.
4.2. Network Drivers
The cxgb4 driver for Chelsio Terminator4 10G Unified Wire Network
Controllers is updated.
The cxgb3 driver for the Chelsio T3 Family of network devices is
updated.
The e1000 driver for Intel PRO/1000 network devices has been
updated, adding support for the Marvell Alaska M88E1118R PHY and CE4100
reference platform.
The enic driver for Cisco 10G Ethernet devices has been updated to
version 2.1.1.9.
The myri10ge driver for Myricom Myri-10G Ethernet devices has been
updated to version 1.5.2.
The igb driver for Intel Gigabit Ethernet Adapters is updated.
The tg3 driver for Broadcom Tigon3 ethernet devices is updated to
version 3.116, adding support for EEE.
The bna driver for Brocade 10Gb Ethernet devices is updated to
version 2.3.2.3.
The qlcnic driver is updated to 5.0.13, adding support for large
receive offload (LRO) and generic receive offload (GRO).
The netxen driver for NetXen Multi port (1/10) Gigabit Network
devices is updated to version 4.0.75, adding support for GbE port settings.
The be2net driver for ServerEngines BladeEngine2 10Gbps network
devices is updated, adding support for multicast filter on the Lancer
family of CNAs and enabling IPv6 TSO support.
The ixgbe driver for Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express network devices
is updated to version 3.2.9-k2, adding support for FCoE and kcq2 support
on the 57712 device.
The iwl6000-firmware is updated to version 9.221.4.1.
The iwl5150-firmware package is now available on the Supplementary CD.
The 1000e driver is updated to version 1.3.10.
The ixgbevf driver is updated to version 2.0.0-k2.
The igbvf driver is updated.
The bnx2x driver is updated to version 1.62.00-6, adding DCB/PFC
and FCoE ring support, 57712 device support, and adding BCM84823 to the
supported PHYs. Additionally, the bnx2x firmware is updated to version
6.2.5.0.
The bnx2 driver is updated to version 2.0.18+.
The atl1e driver for Atheros GbE NICs driver is now available in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7.
The iw_cxgb4 driver is now available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7.
The iw_cxgb3 driver is updated.
4.3. Graphics Drivers
The vesa driver is updated, to allow the native screen resolution
(1360x768) to be set on Dell M4500 machines.
The ati driver is updated, enabling DisplayPort interfaces on
RV635/RV730 cards.
The mga driver is updated, providing support for G200eH/eR devices.
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