Updated Drivers
Device drivers included in UEK 8U2 are aligned with the drivers in the upstream mainline Linux 6.12 kernel. A few notable updates are included where drivers include functionality or fixes available in later upstream kernel versions.
Many driver modules no longer track version information. Oracle works with vendors to align device drivers included in UEK 8U2 with the code available in upstream kernel versions.
Notable driver updates are presented in the following table:
Table 2-1 Driver Alignment
| Driver Module | Driver Description | Aligned Kernel Version | Notable Updates |
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AMD HSMP Platform Interface Driver |
6.18 |
Updates from 6.18 were backported to this release. Primarily updates for AMD EPYC Zen6. |
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Intel Ethernet Connection XL710 Network Driver |
6.12 |
Added mdd-auto-reset-vf option. |
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Intel Data Streaming Accelerator and In-Memory Analytics Accelerator Common Driver |
- |
Bug fix for accel-config enable-wq. |
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Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Network Driver |
- |
Driver update for Intel E610 Series of network devices. |
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Broadcom Emulex Fibre Channel HBA Driver |
- |
Driver update for Broadcom Emulex LPe37000/LPe38000 Series 32Gb/64Gb Fibre Channel Adapters (rev 11). Driver versioned at 14.4.0.8. |
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NVIDIA 5th Generation Network Adapters (NVIDIA ConnectX series) Core Driver |
6.16 |
Several fixes and improvements from 6.16 were backported in this release. |