v2.5.1

Signed-off-by: Stephen Oost <stephen.oost@intel.com>

Author: ooststep

NEWS.md

@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ bug fixes (and other actions) for each version of Libfabric since
 version 1.0.  New major releases include all fixes from minor
 releases with earlier release dates.
 
-v2.5.1, Fri April 10, 2026
+v2.5.1, Mon April 13, 2026
 =========================
-
 ## Core ##
 
 - man: Fix typo in fi_cntr_readerr
@@ -21,6 +20,8 @@ v2.5.1, Fri April 10, 2026
 
 ## EFA ##
 
+- Skip dmabuf supported check for explicit mr call
+- fix pkt pool flag assertions for non-debug builds
 - fix use-after-free in efa_mr_dereg_impl info log
 - Set qp->base_ep in efa_qp_create
 - Return error if efa_mr_reg_ibv_mr returns NULL
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ v2.5.1, Fri April 10, 2026
 
 ## Fabtests ##
 
+- efa: parametrize efa mr test over efa and efa-direct
+- efa: Remove test skip and add FI_CONTEXT2
 - efa: treat server timeout as success in rdm_remote_exit_early
 - efa: Re-enable 1G RMA write/writedata tests in PR CI
 - efa: test_remote_exit_early: CLI argument --heterogeneous-peers

configure.ac

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dnl
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
-AC_INIT([libfabric], [2.5.1rc1], [ofiwg@lists.openfabrics.org])
+AC_INIT([libfabric], [2.5.1], [ofiwg@lists.openfabrics.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/fabric.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR(config)

fabtests/configure.ac

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dnl
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
-AC_INIT([fabtests], [2.5.1rc1], [ofiwg@lists.openfabrics.org])
+AC_INIT([fabtests], [2.5.1], [ofiwg@lists.openfabrics.org])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR(config)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)

include/windows/config.h

@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME PACKAGE
 
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "2.5.1rc1"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "2.5.1"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_STRING PACKAGE_NAME " " PACKAGE_VERSION