_sources/release-notes/v2.0.11.rst.txt

Release Notes for OpenPower Firmware v2.0.11
============================================

op-build v2.0.11 was released on Thursday November 29th, 2018 and replaces
op-build v2.0.10 as the current stable release in the 2.0.x series.

It is recommended that v2.0.11 be used over any previous v2.0.x version on
POWER9 systems due to the bug fixes contained within.

Updated Packages
----------------

+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Package           | Old Version     | New Version     | Platforms                                |
+===================+=================+=================+==========================================+
| hcode             | hw101018a.op920 | hw112818a.op920 | p9dsu, romulus, witherspoon, zaius       |
+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| hostboot          | 7a402b0bc32     | 3bf7fcf3596     | p9dsu, romulus, witherspoon, zaius       |
+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| hostboot-binaries | hw101018a.op920 | hw112818a.op920 | barreleye, firestone, garrison,          |
|                   |                 |                 | habanero, p9dsu, palmetto, romulus,      |
|                   |                 |                 | vesnin, witherspoon, zaius               |
+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| occ               | 3cb1ba3042e     | 3a505ffc175     | p9dsu, romulus, witherspoon, zaius, zz   |
+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| openpower-pnor    | 491ac2632f9     | 2e68ed6a605     | barreleye, firestone, garrison,          |
|                   |                 |                 | habanero, p9dsu, palmetto, romulus,      |
|                   |                 |                 | vesnin, witherspoon, witherspoon_dev,    |
|                   |                 |                 | zaius                                    |
+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| sbe               | eae2a18c584     | 7aa21f6c0b1     | p9dsu, romulus, witherspoon, zaius       |
+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| skiboot           | v6.0.9          | v6.0.14         | barreleye, firenze, firestone, garrison, |
|                   |                 |                 | habanero, openpower_mambo,               |
|                   |                 |                 | openpower_p9_mambo, p9dsu, palmetto,     |
|                   |                 |                 | pseries, romulus, vesnin, witherspoon,   |
|                   |                 |                 | witherspoon_dev, zaius, zz               |
+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------+

Package: hcode
--------------

`Repository <https://github.com/open-power/hcode>`__

Patches
~~~~~~~

Commits
~~~~~~~

Rahul Batra (1):

-  `a13f21bb8264 <https://github.com/open-power/hcode/commit/a13f21bb8264>`__ PGPE: Only ack pending
   Quad Exit on WOF Disable

hostboot (4):

-  `a8a1e493ee03 <https://github.com/open-power/hcode/commit/a8a1e493ee03>`__ Release tag
   information updated for hw110718a.op920
-  `14a103eb369c <https://github.com/open-power/hcode/commit/14a103eb369c>`__ Release tag
   information updated for hw110918a.op920
-  `aa29996aa300 <https://github.com/open-power/hcode/commit/aa29996aa300>`__ Release tag
   information updated for hw112718a.op920
-  `2f9ef5344d1a <https://github.com/open-power/hcode/commit/2f9ef5344d1a>`__ Release tag
   information updated for hw112818a.op920

Package: hostboot
-----------------

`Repository <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot>`__

.. _v2.0.11-patches-1:

Patches
~~~~~~~

-  `0007-Disable-warnings-that-crop-up-a-lot-with-GCC6.patch <https://github.com/open-power/op-build/tree/HEAD/openpower/package/hostboot/0007-Disable-warnings-that-crop-up-a-lot-with-GCC6.patch>`__
-  `hostboot-0002-Revert-Mark-Read-Only-Partitions-as-Such.patch <https://github.com/open-power/op-build/tree/HEAD/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot-0002-Revert-Mark-Read-Only-Partitions-as-Such.patch>`__
-  `hostboot-1020-Revert-jgr17071200-Removed-pdwn-settings.patch <https://github.com/open-power/op-build/tree/HEAD/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot-1020-Revert-jgr17071200-Removed-pdwn-settings.patch>`__

.. _v2.0.11-commits-1:

Commits
~~~~~~~

Andrew Jeffery (22):

-  `bd961754223f <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/bd961754223f>`__ ipmi: Replace
   incorrect dependency on ipmibt with ipmimsg
-  `828d8608b4bb <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/828d8608b4bb>`__ ipmi: Break
   circular dependency between ipmimsg and ipmibt
-  `175679c45a77 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/175679c45a77>`__ assert: Print the
   backtrace for critical and kernel assertions
-  `72084f68c72f <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/72084f68c72f>`__ assert: Include
   file name in assert output
-  `76fc880a286a <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/76fc880a286a>`__ ipmi: Introduce
   register_for_event() interface
-  `70398ea39909 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/70398ea39909>`__ ipmi: Drop
   unnecessary ipmibt dependency from ipmifru
-  `46438c46da91 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/46438c46da91>`__ ipmi: Drop
   unnecessary ipmiconfig dependencies
-  `733dc2bda19f <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/733dc2bda19f>`__ ipmi: Break
   circular dependency between IpmiDD and IpmiRP
-  `d2e83450bcbd <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/d2e83450bcbd>`__ initservice: Flush
   trace buffers before shutdown syscall
-  `72ef7e552930 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/72ef7e552930>`__ ipmi: Terminate SEL
   task via shutdown event
-  `715448652b8d <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/715448652b8d>`__ ipmi: IpmiDD and
   IpmiRP must never free resources
-  `27a305e6eacc <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/27a305e6eacc>`__ ipmi: Split into
   ipmibase and ipmiext modules
-  `469142642d04 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/469142642d04>`__ ipmi: Remove IpmiRP
   dependency on targeting
-  `4bd42945974a <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/4bd42945974a>`__ initservice: Move
   ipmibase module to base image
-  `4126c2c06d4b <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/4126c2c06d4b>`__ pnor: Introduce an
   IPMI-based PNOR driver implementation
-  `30cc12393168 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/30cc12393168>`__ pnor: Rename the
   SFC-based PnorDD class to PnorSfcDD
-  `1d34f7399f30 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/1d34f7399f30>`__ pnor: ipmidd:
   Rename class to PnorIpmiDD
-  `aa42e9dd4fc0 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/aa42e9dd4fc0>`__ pnor: mboxdd:
   Rename class to PnorMboxDD
-  `d649d2d867bb <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/d649d2d867bb>`__ pnor: Fall back to
   AST mbox transport if IPMI is unavailable
-  `daad484beb6b <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/daad484beb6b>`__ errl: Mark
   errlogMsgHandler() as detached
-  `ae46c0e9d2bf <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/ae46c0e9d2bf>`__ sio: Add test for
   availability
-  `3b407d471769 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/3b407d471769>`__ ipmi: Increase
   polling rate to decrease boot time

Corey Swenson (2):

-  `aed7e4e74ffd <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/aed7e4e74ffd>`__ Enable IPMI errl
   after targeting is initialized
-  `3bf7fcf35960 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/3bf7fcf35960>`__ Extend multicast
   workaround and add tests

Dan Crowell (8):

-  `b9ff0e6ab036 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/b9ff0e6ab036>`__ Make Boootloader
   trace tool follow HRMOR
-  `5bcbca7f3316 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/5bcbca7f3316>`__ Break down Dump
   requests into 1MB chunks
-  `6bedb6794509 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/6bedb6794509>`__ Increase ipmi
   polling frequency to every 1ms
-  `8226322626b0 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/8226322626b0>`__ Add missing mutex
   in LPC error path
-  `9435e74228cb <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/9435e74228cb>`__ Reduce ipmi trace
   spam for pnor hiomap messages
-  `51d23526e5ed <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/51d23526e5ed>`__ Only save the CME
   FIR Masks after they have been setup once
-  `929270216149 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/929270216149>`__ Clear out HOMER
   attributes and reset PM in PHYP mode
-  `c112438736e8 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/c112438736e8>`__ Clear out FIR Init
   parameters after extra PM Resets

Dean Sanner (1):

-  `9ffcb906952b <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/9ffcb906952b>`__ Support a default
   risk/init level per MRW

Jenny Huynh (1):

-  `f2691140aea5 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/f2691140aea5>`__ HW471413 Aggressive
   Uncle: disable ERAT thread sharing

Mike Baiocchi (1):

-  `8e2f7e910291 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/8e2f7e910291>`__ Make TOC partion
   Read-Only in all PNOR Layouts

Nick Bofferding (3):

-  `b72789bde76c <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/b72789bde76c>`__ Add
   lib_isteps_mss.so as an istep 15 dependency
-  `eaa2604f9df4 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/eaa2604f9df4>`__ Fix shutdown race
   condition and task start error in IPMI SEL library
-  `801ca2a0b25c <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/801ca2a0b25c>`__ Remove trace buffer
   flush at end of shutdown path

Prem Shanker Jha (1):

-  `af26129b7229 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/af26129b7229>`__ PM: Fixed handling
   of CME LFIR mask during PM complex reset.

Samuel Mendoza-Jonas (1):

-  `26f5df72578a <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/26f5df72578a>`__ genPnorImages: Add
   VERSION to signed partitions

Sheldon Bailey (1):

-  `891bdf54e189 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/891bdf54e189>`__ HTMGT: Check for
   OCC elog action bit to force sending an error log to BMC

Thi Tran (1):

-  `5172324220a1 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/5172324220a1>`__ Only call PRD
   attention handling in resetPMComplex function at runtime.

Yue Du (1):

-  `6c9db8103b05 <https://github.com/open-power/hostboot/commit/6c9db8103b05>`__ STOP: Fix Bug
   introduced by 66511

Package: occ
------------

`Repository <https://github.com/open-power/occ>`__

.. _v2.0.11-patches-2:

Patches
~~~~~~~

.. _v2.0.11-commits-2:

Commits
~~~~~~~

mbroyles (1):

-  `3a505ffc1751 <https://github.com/open-power/occ/commit/3a505ffc1751>`__ Fix memory OT throttling
   on Nimbus

Package: sbe
------------

`Repository <https://github.com/open-power/sbe>`__

.. _v2.0.11-patches-3:

Patches
~~~~~~~

.. _v2.0.11-commits-3:

Commits
~~~~~~~

Dan Crowell (1):

-  `d50f588fcca6 <https://github.com/open-power/sbe/commit/d50f588fcca6>`__ Only save the CME FIR
   Masks after they have been setup once

Dean Sanner (1):

-  `7aa21f6c0b11 <https://github.com/open-power/sbe/commit/7aa21f6c0b11>`__ Leave scratch valid bits
   alone to allow HB to query

Jenny Huynh (1):

-  `446cf71b4174 <https://github.com/open-power/sbe/commit/446cf71b4174>`__ HW471413 Aggressive
   Uncle: disable ERAT thread sharing

Prem Shanker Jha (1):

-  `421b1db8df54 <https://github.com/open-power/sbe/commit/421b1db8df54>`__ PM: Fixed handling of
   CME LFIR mask during PM complex reset.

Package: skiboot
----------------

`Repository <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot>`__

.. _v2.0.11-patches-4:

Patches
~~~~~~~

.. _v2.0.11-commits-4:

Commits
~~~~~~~

Adriana Kobylak (1):

-  `977aa1ef5fa6 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/977aa1ef5fa6>`__ pflash: Add –skip
   option for reading

Andrew Jeffery (29):

-  `e9accca5570e <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/e9accca5570e>`__ ast-bmc: Move copy
   routines to ast-sf-ctrl
-  `668d88c3e9b7 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/668d88c3e9b7>`__ core/pci-quirk:
   Remove broken comment in quirk_astbmc_vga()
-  `c7dd603a460c <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/c7dd603a460c>`__ core/pci-quirk:
   Clean up commented code in quirk_astbmc_vga()
-  `5421d79dd212 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/5421d79dd212>`__ ast-bmc: Rename LPC
   FW cycle helpers
-  `20e3d130d003 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/20e3d130d003>`__ ast-io: Rework
   setup/tear-down of communication with the BMC
-  `79c821bcfc4b <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/79c821bcfc4b>`__ lpc: Silence LPC
   SYNC no-response error when necessary
-  `c1208aee6955 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/c1208aee6955>`__ ipmi: Introduce
   registration for SEL command handlers
-  `c8edac1b2f32 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/c8edac1b2f32>`__ core/lock: Use
   try_lock_caller() in lock_caller() to capture owner
-  `f976e7788a3b <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/f976e7788a3b>`__ core/flash: Only
   lock around flashes update in flash_register()
-  `67531d1deacc <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/67531d1deacc>`__ core/flash: Unlock
   around blocklevel calls in NVRAM accessors
-  `8b8dbd4e3353 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/8b8dbd4e3353>`__ libflash: Add
   ipmi-hiomap
-  `ae947a88fec9 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/ae947a88fec9>`__ astbmc: Prefer
   ipmi-hiomap for PNOR access
-  `dacc40af25fb <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/dacc40af25fb>`__ astbmc: Remove
   coordinated isolation support
-  `494221e68052 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/494221e68052>`__ lpc: Introduce
   generic probe capability
-  `8d95e373c274 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/8d95e373c274>`__ astbmc: Use LPC
   probe calls to determine SIO presence
-  `d2649636ba4d <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/d2649636ba4d>`__ platform:
   Restructure bmc_platform type
-  `e4197f8b56b4 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/e4197f8b56b4>`__ astbmc: Fail SFC
   init if SIO is unavailable
-  `70c83a425670 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/70c83a425670>`__ lpc: Clear sync
   no-response field prior to device probe
-  `aac9abe6ccab <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/aac9abe6ccab>`__
   libflash/ipmi-hiomap: Cleanup allocation on init failure
-  `516f41649ff1 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/516f41649ff1>`__ p9dsu: Add
   HIOMAP-over-IPMI support
-  `ee6a266a2b23 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/ee6a266a2b23>`__ p9dsu: Describe
   platform BMC register configuration
-  `f145626d6227 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/f145626d6227>`__
   libflash/ipmi-hiomap: Improve event handling
-  `3f49e5220086 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/3f49e5220086>`__
   libflash/ipmi-hiomap: Restore window state on window/protocol reset
-  `bec5a5f89adc <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/bec5a5f89adc>`__
   libflash/ipmi-hiomap: Use error codes rather than abort()
-  `9555cf21ba5b <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/9555cf21ba5b>`__ core/flash: Log
   return code when ffs_init() fails
-  `d0f50f9166c5 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/d0f50f9166c5>`__ libflash/test:
   Rewrite Makefile.check to improve scalability
-  `353040cfc500 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/353040cfc500>`__
   libflash/ipmi-hiomap: Fix argument type warning on x86-64
-  `d2b06e9e89ef <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/d2b06e9e89ef>`__
   libflash/ipmi-hiomap: Add support for unit tests
-  `83bf0c167280 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/83bf0c167280>`__
   libflash/ipmi-hiomap: Respect daemon presence and flash control

Joel Stanley (3):

-  `6433d05f9b5c <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/6433d05f9b5c>`__ ast-bmc: Document
   BMC scratch register
-  `3b7aaba71f6d <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/3b7aaba71f6d>`__ astbmc: Enable mbox
   depending on scratch reg
-  `9da1e28ed4c0 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/9da1e28ed4c0>`__ opal-ci: qemu: Use
   the powernv-3.0 branch

Oliver O’Halloran (3):

-  `a130f3e08481 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/a130f3e08481>`__ hdata/i2c: Add
   whitelisting for Host I2C devices
-  `afef7d511178 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/afef7d511178>`__ hdata/i2c: Make SPD
   workaround more workaroundy
-  `125cecaa0f23 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/125cecaa0f23>`__ phb4: Check for RX
   errors after link training

Samuel Mendoza-Jonas (4):

-  `fbe074c81fcf <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/fbe074c81fcf>`__ astbmc: Set romulus
   BMC type to OpenBMC
-  `c7e090237b96 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/c7e090237b96>`__ Recognise signed
   VERSION partition
-  `467770ef95f4 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/467770ef95f4>`__ libflash: Restore
   blocklevel tests
-  `d0dce2b973d1 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/d0dce2b973d1>`__ libflash: Don’t
   merge ECC-protected ranges

Stewart Smith (21):

-  `cac09fda2839 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/cac09fda2839>`__ hdata/i2c.c: fix
   building with gcc8
-  `4550c1a18501 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/4550c1a18501>`__ hdata/tests/stubs.c:
   fix GCC8 warning
-  `88275cf25800 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/88275cf25800>`__
   core/test/run_mem_region: fix GCC8 compile error
-  `b76911b9cadf <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/b76911b9cadf>`__ Add
   -Wno-stringop-truncation for GCC8
-  `fd4bbc869b02 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/fd4bbc869b02>`__ AMI BMC: use 0x3a as
   OEM command
-  `dd8b717f30a4 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/dd8b717f30a4>`__ hdata/spira.c: fix
   iplparams feature name string handling
-  `e0959fa04815 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/e0959fa04815>`__ Fixup pflash build
   for ast refactor
-  `240eb43b982b <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/240eb43b982b>`__ Quieten ‘warnings’
   now that SIO is disabled
-  `64f24480050e <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/64f24480050e>`__ Add fast-reboot
   property to /ibm,opal DT node
-  `0cc0d4f8018b <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/0cc0d4f8018b>`__ Actually add
   /ibm,opal/fast-reboot property
-  `4e607093833e <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/4e607093833e>`__ hiomap: free ipmi
   message in callback
-  `77ac2fe061b8 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/77ac2fe061b8>`__ hiomap: fix missing
   newline at end of ‘Flushing writes’ prlog()
-  `fc7af9ac4efd <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/fc7af9ac4efd>`__ Run pollers in
   time_wait() when not booting
-  `b93b22df1a8b <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/b93b22df1a8b>`__ skiboot v6.0.10
   release notes
-  `3e2024d903ee <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/3e2024d903ee>`__ skiboot 6.0.11
   release notes
-  `e5b282ae5d4a <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/e5b282ae5d4a>`__ libflash: fix gcov
   build
-  `e02e17b713d5 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/e02e17b713d5>`__ hiomap: quieten
   warning on failing to move a window
-  `450975e708bf <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/450975e708bf>`__ skiboot v6.0.12
   release notes
-  `e550528a74af <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/e550528a74af>`__ skiboot v6.0.13
   release notes
-  `a41470c94920 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/a41470c94920>`__ ipmi: Reduce
   ipmi_queue_msg_sync() polling loop time to 10ms
-  `f4afd85a84ab <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/f4afd85a84ab>`__ skiboot v6.0.14
   release notes

Vaibhav Jain (3):

-  `0d42e9b441f2 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/0d42e9b441f2>`__ phb4/capp: Update
   the expected Eye-catcher for CAPP ucode lid
-  `84ca6d0ce15f <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/84ca6d0ce15f>`__ phb4/capp: Use link
   width to allocate STQ engines to CAPP
-  `bf93742f5c04 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/bf93742f5c04>`__ phb4/capp: Only
   reset FIR bits that cause capp machine check

Vasant Hegde (2):

-  `5e66c88ece46 <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/5e66c88ece46>`__ hdata/i2c: Skip
   unknown device type
-  `184d7e4aca1a <https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/184d7e4aca1a>`__ opal-prd: Fix
   opal-prd crash