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authorJeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>2010-12-10 02:42:00 -0500
committerJeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>2010-12-11 01:12:04 -0500
commit96c3c0330dea8856f02fc59e25c866d6d5eebed5 (patch)
treed80e53333de201e2131fedf22e6b9af4b55f094d /Documentation/networking/e1000.txt
parenta5d62a149bb8f5359aff7ed7dce339752fbabfd9 (diff)
Documentation/networking/e1000.txt: Update documentation
Update Intel Wired LAN e1000 documentation. Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
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@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ InterruptThrottleRate
79--------------------- 79---------------------
80(not supported on Intel(R) 82542, 82543 or 82544-based adapters) 80(not supported on Intel(R) 82542, 82543 or 82544-based adapters)
81Valid Range: 0,1,3,4,100-100000 (0=off, 1=dynamic, 3=dynamic conservative, 81Valid Range: 0,1,3,4,100-100000 (0=off, 1=dynamic, 3=dynamic conservative,
82 4=simplified balancing) 82 4=simplified balancing)
83Default Value: 3 83Default Value: 3
84 84
85The driver can limit the amount of interrupts per second that the adapter 85The driver can limit the amount of interrupts per second that the adapter
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ InterruptThrottleRate is set to mode 1. In this mode, which operates
124the same as mode 3, the InterruptThrottleRate will be increased stepwise to 124the same as mode 3, the InterruptThrottleRate will be increased stepwise to
12570000 for traffic in class "Lowest latency". 12570000 for traffic in class "Lowest latency".
126 126
127In simplified mode the interrupt rate is based on the ratio of Tx and 127In simplified mode the interrupt rate is based on the ratio of TX and
128Rx traffic. If the bytes per second rate is approximately equal, the 128RX traffic. If the bytes per second rate is approximately equal, the
129interrupt rate will drop as low as 2000 interrupts per second. If the 129interrupt rate will drop as low as 2000 interrupts per second. If the
130traffic is mostly transmit or mostly receive, the interrupt rate could 130traffic is mostly transmit or mostly receive, the interrupt rate could
131be as high as 8000. 131be as high as 8000.
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ NOTE: Depending on the available system resources, the request for a
245TxDescriptorStep 245TxDescriptorStep
246---------------- 246----------------
247Valid Range: 1 (use every Tx Descriptor) 247Valid Range: 1 (use every Tx Descriptor)
248 4 (use every 4th Tx Descriptor) 248 4 (use every 4th Tx Descriptor)
249 249
250Default Value: 1 (use every Tx Descriptor) 250Default Value: 1 (use every Tx Descriptor)
251 251
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ Valid Range: 0-xxxxxxx (0=off)
312Default Value: 256 312Default Value: 256
313Usage: insmod e1000.ko copybreak=128 313Usage: insmod e1000.ko copybreak=128
314 314
315Driver copies all packets below or equaling this size to a fresh Rx 315Driver copies all packets below or equaling this size to a fresh RX
316buffer before handing it up the stack. 316buffer before handing it up the stack.
317 317
318This parameter is different than other parameters, in that it is a 318This parameter is different than other parameters, in that it is a