Add tools for updating intel network cards firmware
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Description
The documentation for the intel ixl driver states additional tools to update the firmware:
• To change the behavior of the QSFP+ ports on XL710 adapters, use
the Intel QCU (QSFP+ configuration utility); installed by the
sysutils/intel-qcu package.
• To update the firmware on an adapter, use the Intel Non-Volatile
Memory (NVM) Update Utility; installed by the
sysutils/intel-nvmupdate-10g, sysutils/intel-nvmupdate-40g, or
sysutils/intel-nvmupdate-100g, package.
See https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ixl&sektion=4&format=html
So, it would be great to have sysutils/intel-nvmupdate-10g (I only have slow cards available), but maybe also the rest 😉
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Research direction
Start with the requested sysutils/intel-nvmupdate-10g package and review the referenced FreeBSD ixl driver documentation. Determine how this tools repository adds utility packages, then make the requested firmware-update tool available; the other Intel NVM packages are optional according to the issue.
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Assessment
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100