Nvidia MSTFLINT Documentation

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Release Notes Revision History
mstflint Release Notes Change Log History
Component /
Tool
Description Operating
System
Rev. 4.17.0
Anti-rollback
Protection
EnabledAnti-rollback protection to prevent old vulnerable firmware
versions from being flashed to the device.
All
DSFP Modules Added support forDSFP modules in mstlink. All
Parallel Firmware
Burning (DMA
Burning)
Added support for parallel firmware burning.Although DMA burning is
supported in Virtual Machines as well, burning in such scenarios might
be slower than on Physical Machines.
Note: If the NIC driver is unloaded, burning via DMA is unsupported (due
to BME is unset) and regular burn flow will be executed instead.
Note: This capability is supported in 5th Generation devices only.
Note: This capability requiresmstflint kernel module to work.
Linux /
FreeBSD
Bug Fixes SeeBug Fixes. All
Rev. 4.14.0-1
mstresourcedump Added support for "--virtual-hca-id" command. Now the tool can provide
info on the virtual HCA (host channel adapter, NIC) ID.
For further information see .resourcedump Utility v4.18.1
Linux
mstlink HDR lane rate is now supported when in Pseudorandom Binary Sequence
(PRBS) mode.
All
mstreg Increased the registry keys the tool supports and now it exposes the full
PRM. For additional information, refer to the PRM.
All
mstconfig BOOT_INTERRUPT_DIS parameter was added to mlxconfig. When TRUE,
legacy interrupts should not be used for receive/transmit indication.
Polling should be used instead.
Note: This is supported only if boot_legacy_interrupt_disable_supported
is set to TRUE.
All
mstflint Enables the user to to insert information manually to the flash on
components such as MFG/DEV GUID/MAC when no information exists
after the burn process using the command "mstflint -d <device> sg
<guid>". If the information is not inserted manually, the existing GUID/
MAC information will be used instead.
All
mstflint (Querying
the MFA2 File)
Enables the user to query the MFA2 file using a PSID. For additional
information, refer to Querying the MFA2 File.
All

Nvidia MSTFLINT Specifications

General

Brand	Nvidia
Model	MSTFLINT
Category	Tools
Language	English