EthFw Release Notes
Version: 09.02.00.07
Contents
- Introduction
- Licensing
- Getting Started
- Documentation
- What's New
- Upgrade and Compatibility Information
- Device Support
- Validation Information
- Fixed Issues
- Known Issues
- Dependencies
- Technical Support
- Package Versioning
Introduction
This release notes provides important information that will assist you in using the EthFw component. This document provides the product information and known issues with respect to EthFw software component. The EthFw component consists of firmware for Ethernet switch, profiling tools and demos/applications for J721E, J7200 and J784S4 silicon platforms.
Licensing
Refer to Processor SDK RTOS top-level manifest.
Getting Started
The Ethernet Firmware User's Guide provides the documentation and references necessary to run EthFw demos and begin development on TI's platforms.
Documentation
Refer to following documentation for further details:
| Ethernet Firmware User Guide | Build instructions, Demos | [HTML] |
| Ethernet Firmware API Guide | API Guide | [HTML] |
What's New
- QoS support: multi-channel support for TX and RX.
- TSN: gPTP multi-domain support, EST demo support with gPTP
Upgrade and Compatibility Information
Users moving from SDK 8.2 or older to SDK 8.6 must refer to the Porting Guide document which describes how the board initialization routines have been restructured.
Device Support
Below table shows device support for EthFw.| SoC | HOST (OS) | Target (OS) | Test Platform |
| J721E | Linux | FreeRTOS, SafeRTOS | J721E EVM with GESI and QSGMII Daughter Boards |
| J7200 | Linux | FreeRTOS, SafeRTOS | J7200 EVM with QSGMII Daughter Board |
| J784S4 | Linux | FreeRTOS, SafeRTOS | J784S4 EVM with QSGMII Daughter Board |
Refer Processor SDK RTOS RTOS release notes for SDK device support.
Validation Information
This release was built and validated using the following tools. Refer to the EthFw User's Guide for additional instructions to install and setup the dependencies.Build Tools (included in Processor SDK)
- TI ARM CLANG: 3.2.1.LTS
- lwIP stack: 2.2.0
- FreeRTOS Kernel: 10.4.3
- SafeRTOS Kernel - see table below
| SoC | ISA | SafeRTOS package version |
| J721E | R5F | 009-004-199-024-219-005 |
| J7200 | R5F | 009-004-199-024-219-005 |
| J784S4 | R5F | 009-004-199-024-219-005 |
Fixed Issues
| Issue ID | Headline | Module | Affected Platforms | Reported in Release | Fixed in Release |
| ETHFW-2576 | EthFW: Enable to transmit the packets from client to External Network for the filtered Multicast MAC requested by client | ETHFW | J721E | 09.01.00.00 | 09.02.00 |
| ETHFW-2538 | EthFW: Buffers & Queue Address using for Inter-core Ethernet communication is not matching with Linux Device tree Reserved Address for Virtual Eth communication | EthFw | J721E, J784S4 | 09.01.00.00 | 09.02.00 |
| ETHFW-2536 | EthFW: VLAN tagged packets coming on MAC-only port in promiscuous mode | EthFw | J721E, J7200, J784S4 | 09.01.00.00 | 09.02.00 |
| ETHFW-2429 | Ethfw linker file generate incorrect address mapping for interrupt handlers like "HwiP_prefetch_abort_handler" | EthFw | J721E, J7200, J784S4 | 09.00.00.00 | 09.02.00 |
Known Issues and Limitations
| Issue ID | Headline | Module | Reported in Release | Affected Platforms | Workaround in this release |
| ETHFW-2088 | EthFW will get stuck waiting for link if link partner is not ready | Documentation | 08.04.00.00 | J721E, J7200, J784S4 | None. |
| ETHFW-2219 | Issue of structures having members with Enum type when using same header files in QNX io-sock | EthFw | 08.06.00.00 | J721E, J7200, J784S4 | None. |
| ETHFW-2006 | UDP Speed slow down while open 2 ports on EVM | EthFw | 08.00.00.00 | J721E, J7200, J784S4 | None. | ETHFW-2587 | No Error message from EthFw when client is requesting for reserved Multicast filter to EthFw | EthFw | 09.01.00.00 | J721E, J7200, J784S4 | None. |
Dependencies
All Ethernet Firmware dependencies are also part of the SDK, please refer to the User's Guide for details.
Technical Support
For technical support and additional assistance, contact local TI Field Application Engineer
Package Versioning
Each package version is composed of 4 period-delimited numbers - represented here by the letters M, m, p and b [M.m.p.b]. The table below provides a descriptive reference regarding package version numbering.
| Digit | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (M=Major) | Major revision | Incremented when the new version is substantially different from the previous For example, a new module added or an existing module's algorithm significantly altered. |
| 2 (m=minor) | Minor revision | Incremented when the new version has changed but not in a major way. For example, some minor changes in the API or feature set. |
| 3 (p=patch) | Patch number | Incremented for all other source code changes. This include any packaging support code. |
| 4 (b=build) | Build number | Incremented for each release delivery to CM. Reset for any change to M, m or p. |
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