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author | Greg Rose <gregory.v.rose@intel.com> | 2010-01-08 21:24:50 -0500 |
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committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2010-01-10 16:34:23 -0500 |
commit | ecc6703cbb2bb648c7345c652a704f7af56322b8 (patch) | |
tree | 7c8964f28f879ff6e6cf443813f5d102b2153bef /Documentation/networking | |
parent | 0d3592fa28965a3083d670b430bb59c19efb6abe (diff) |
ixgbevf: Kconfig, Makefile and Documentation
Modifications for the Kconfig and network device Makefile to add the ixgbevf
driver module to the kernel plus basic driver documentation.
Signed-off-by: Greg Rose <gregory.v.rose@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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1 | Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Network Connection | ||
2 | ================================================== | ||
3 | |||
4 | November 24, 2009 | ||
5 | |||
6 | Contents | ||
7 | ======== | ||
8 | |||
9 | - In This Release | ||
10 | - Identifying Your Adapter | ||
11 | - Known Issues/Troubleshooting | ||
12 | - Support | ||
13 | |||
14 | In This Release | ||
15 | =============== | ||
16 | |||
17 | This file describes the ixgbevf Linux* Base Driver for Intel Network | ||
18 | Connection. | ||
19 | |||
20 | The ixgbevf driver supports 82599-based virtual function devices that can only | ||
21 | be activated on kernels with CONFIG_PCI_IOV enabled. | ||
22 | |||
23 | The ixgbevf driver supports virtual functions generated by the ixgbe driver | ||
24 | with a max_vfs value of 1 or greater. | ||
25 | |||
26 | The guest OS loading the ixgbevf driver must support MSI-X interrupts. | ||
27 | |||
28 | VLANs: There is a limit of a total of 32 shared VLANs to 1 or more VFs. | ||
29 | |||
30 | Identifying Your Adapter | ||
31 | ======================== | ||
32 | |||
33 | For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & | ||
34 | Driver ID Guide at: | ||
35 | |||
36 | http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-008441.htm | ||
37 | |||
38 | Known Issues/Troubleshooting | ||
39 | ============================ | ||
40 | |||
41 | Unloading Physical Function (PF) Driver Causes System Reboots When VM is | ||
42 | Running and VF is Loaded on the VM | ||
43 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ||
44 | Do not unload the PF driver (ixgbe) while VFs are assigned to guests. | ||
45 | |||
46 | Support | ||
47 | ======= | ||
48 | |||
49 | For general information, go to the Intel support website at: | ||
50 | |||
51 | http://support.intel.com | ||
52 | |||
53 | or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at: | ||
54 | |||
55 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000 | ||
56 | |||
57 | If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported | ||
58 | kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related | ||
59 | to the issue to e1000-devel@lists.sf.net | ||
60 | |||
61 | License | ||
62 | ======= | ||
63 | |||
64 | Intel 10 Gigabit Linux driver. | ||
65 | Copyright(c) 1999 - 2009 Intel Corporation. | ||
66 | |||
67 | This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it | ||
68 | under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License, | ||
69 | version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation. | ||
70 | |||
71 | This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT | ||
72 | ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or | ||
73 | FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for | ||
74 | more details. | ||
75 | |||
76 | You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with | ||
77 | this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., | ||
78 | 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. | ||
79 | |||
80 | The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in | ||
81 | the file called "COPYING". | ||
82 | |||
83 | Trademarks | ||
84 | ========== | ||
85 | |||
86 | Intel, Itanium, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of | ||
87 | Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other | ||
88 | countries. | ||
89 | |||
90 | * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. | ||