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diff --git a/network/mstflint/README b/network/mstflint/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b5d4b54723 --- /dev/null +++ b/network/mstflint/README @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +The mstflint is a set of tools for changing firmware configuration of +Mellanox ConnectX Ethernet NICs and Infiniband HCA/VPI cards, +as well as diagnosing (mainly hardware) problems and +burning firmware for these products. + +These open-source tools are based on a subset of the proprietary +Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT) package. + +The functionality needed to burn firmware for +Mellanox Infiniband switches from a connected host can be enabled with: + + env ENABLE_INBAND=YES ./mstflint.SlackBuild + +which then pulls in the optional dependency upon "rdma-core" +(available on SlackBuilds.org). |