bnx2: Update firmware and version

Update 5709 mips firmware to 6.2.1a to fix iSCSI performance regression. There was an unnecessary context read in the fast path affecting performance. Update bnx2 to 2.1.6. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <mchan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
gokhanmoral · Mar 14, 2011 · dc187cb · dc187cb
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diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* bnx2.c: Broadcom NX2 network driver.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2010 Broadcom Corporation
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2011 Broadcom Corporation
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@
 #include "bnx2_fw.h"
 
 #define DRV_MODULE_NAME		"bnx2"
-#define DRV_MODULE_VERSION	"2.0.21"
-#define DRV_MODULE_RELDATE	"Dec 23, 2010"
+#define DRV_MODULE_VERSION	"2.1.6"
+#define DRV_MODULE_RELDATE	"Mar 7, 2011"
 #define FW_MIPS_FILE_06		"bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.2.1.fw"
 #define FW_RV2P_FILE_06		"bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-06-6.0.15.fw"
-#define FW_MIPS_FILE_09		"bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1.fw"
+#define FW_MIPS_FILE_09		"bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1a.fw"
 #define FW_RV2P_FILE_09_Ax	"bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09ax-6.0.17.fw"
 #define FW_RV2P_FILE_09		"bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09-6.0.17.fw"
 

diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.h b/drivers/net/bnx2.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* bnx2.h: Broadcom NX2 network driver.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2009 Broadcom Corporation
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2011 Broadcom Corporation
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by

diff --git a/firmware/Makefile b/firmware/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fw-shipped-$(CONFIG_ATM_AMBASSADOR) += atmsar11.fw
 fw-shipped-$(CONFIG_BNX2X) += bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-6.2.5.0.fw \
 			      bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-6.2.5.0.fw \
 			      bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-6.2.5.0.fw
-fw-shipped-$(CONFIG_BNX2) += bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1.fw \
+fw-shipped-$(CONFIG_BNX2) += bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1a.fw \
 			     bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09-6.0.17.fw \
 			     bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09ax-6.0.17.fw \
 			     bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.2.1.fw \

diff --git a/firmware/WHENCE b/firmware/WHENCE
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ Driver: BNX2 - Broadcom NetXtremeII
 
 File: bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.2.1.fw
 File: bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-06-6.0.15.fw
-File: bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1.fw
+File: bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1a.fw
 File: bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09-6.0.17.fw
 File: bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09ax-6.0.17.fw