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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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Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Network Connection
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November 24, 2009
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Contents
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- In This Release
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- Identifying Your Adapter
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- Known Issues/Troubleshooting
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- Support
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In This Release
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===============
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This file describes the ixgbevf Linux* Base Driver for Intel Network
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Connection.
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The ixgbevf driver supports 82599-based virtual function devices that can only
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be activated on kernels with CONFIG_PCI_IOV enabled.
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The ixgbevf driver supports virtual functions generated by the ixgbe driver
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with a max_vfs value of 1 or greater.
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The guest OS loading the ixgbevf driver must support MSI-X interrupts.
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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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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/network/sb/CS-008441.htm
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Known Issues/Troubleshooting
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============================
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Unloading Physical Function (PF) Driver Causes System Reboots When VM is
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Running and VF is Loaded on the VM
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Do not unload the PF driver (ixgbe) while VFs are assigned to guests.
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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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License
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=======
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Intel 10 Gigabit Linux driver.
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Copyright(c) 1999 - 2009 Intel Corporation.
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This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
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version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
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This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
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ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
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more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
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this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
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51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
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The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
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the file called "COPYING".
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Trademarks
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Intel, Itanium, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of
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Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other
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countries.
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* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
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