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Updates the documentation to the Intel wired LAN drivers. Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> Tested-by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@intel.com> Tested-by: Phil Schmitt <phillip.j.schmitt@intel.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Ethernet Network Connection
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Intel Gigabit Linux driver.
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Copyright(c) 1999 - 2013 Intel Corporation.
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Contents
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- Identifying Your Adapter
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- Additional Configurations
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- Support
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This file describes the igbvf Linux* Base Driver for Intel Network Connection.
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The igbvf driver supports 82576-based virtual function devices that can only
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be activated on kernels that support SR-IOV. SR-IOV requires the correct
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platform and OS support.
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The igbvf driver requires the igb driver, version 2.0 or later. The igbvf
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driver supports virtual functions generated by the igb driver with a max_vfs
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value of 1 or greater. For more information on the max_vfs parameter refer
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to the README included with the igb driver.
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The guest OS loading the igbvf driver must support MSI-X interrupts.
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This driver is only supported as a loadable module at this time. Intel is
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not supplying patches against the kernel source to allow for static linking
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of the driver. For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the
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documentation supplied with your Intel Gigabit adapter. All hardware
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requirements listed apply to use with Linux.
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Instructions on updating ethtool can be found in the section "Additional
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Configurations" later in this document.
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VLANs: There is a limit of a total of 32 shared VLANs to 1 or more VFs.
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Identifying Your Adapter
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The igbvf driver supports 82576-based virtual function devices that can only
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be activated on kernels that support SR-IOV.
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For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter &
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Driver ID Guide at:
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http://support.intel.com/support/go/network/adapter/idguide.htm
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For the latest Intel network drivers for Linux, refer to the following
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website. In the search field, enter your adapter name or type, or use the
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networking link on the left to search for your adapter:
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http://downloadcenter.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Support_Intel.aspx
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Additional Configurations
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=========================
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ethtool
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-------
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The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and
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diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The ethtool
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version 3.0 or later is required for this functionality, although we
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strongly recommend downloading the latest version at:
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http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
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Support
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For general information, go to the Intel support website at:
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http://support.intel.com
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or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at:
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000
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If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported
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kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related
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to the issue to e1000-devel@lists.sf.net
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