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1 | Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Network Connection |
| 2 | ================================================== | |
| 3 | ||
| 4 | Intel Gigabit Linux driver. | |
| 5 | Copyright(c) 1999 - 2010 Intel Corporation. | |
| 6 | ||
| 7 | Contents | |
| 8 | ======== | |
| 9 | ||
| 10 | - Identifying Your Adapter | |
| 11 | - Additional Configurations | |
| 12 | - Support | |
| 13 | ||
| 14 | This file describes the igbvf Linux* Base Driver for Intel Network Connection. | |
| 15 | ||
| 16 | The igbvf driver supports 82576-based virtual function devices that can only | |
| 17 | be activated on kernels that support SR-IOV. SR-IOV requires the correct | |
| 18 | platform and OS support. | |
| 19 | ||
| 20 | The igbvf driver requires the igb driver, version 2.0 or later. The igbvf | |
| 21 | driver supports virtual functions generated by the igb driver with a max_vfs | |
| 22 | value of 1 or greater. For more information on the max_vfs parameter refer | |
| 23 | to the README included with the igb driver. | |
| 24 | ||
| 25 | The guest OS loading the igbvf driver must support MSI-X interrupts. | |
| 26 | ||
| 27 | This driver is only supported as a loadable module at this time. Intel is | |
| 28 | not supplying patches against the kernel source to allow for static linking | |
| 29 | of the driver. For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the | |
| 30 | documentation supplied with your Intel Gigabit adapter. All hardware | |
| 31 | requirements listed apply to use with Linux. | |
| 32 | ||
| 33 | Instructions on updating ethtool can be found in the section "Additional | |
| 34 | Configurations" later in this document. | |
| 35 | ||
| 36 | VLANs: There is a limit of a total of 32 shared VLANs to 1 or more VFs. | |
| 37 | ||
| 38 | Identifying Your Adapter | |
| 39 | ======================== | |
| 40 | ||
| 41 | The igbvf driver supports 82576-based virtual function devices that can only | |
| 42 | be activated on kernels that support SR-IOV. | |
| 43 | ||
| 44 | For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & | |
| 45 | Driver ID Guide at: | |
| 46 | ||
| 47 | http://support.intel.com/support/go/network/adapter/idguide.htm | |
| 48 | ||
| 49 | For the latest Intel network drivers for Linux, refer to the following | |
| 50 | website. In the search field, enter your adapter name or type, or use the | |
| 51 | networking link on the left to search for your adapter: | |
| 52 | ||
| 53 | http://downloadcenter.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Support_Intel.aspx | |
| 54 | ||
| 55 | Additional Configurations | |
| 56 | ========================= | |
| 57 | ||
| 58 | Ethtool | |
| 59 | ------- | |
| 60 | The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and | |
| 61 | diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. | |
| 62 | ||
| 63 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel. | |
| 64 | ||
| 65 | Support | |
| 66 | ======= | |
| 67 | ||
| 68 | For general information, go to the Intel support website at: | |
| 69 | ||
| 70 | http://support.intel.com | |
| 71 | ||
| 72 | or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at: | |
| 73 | ||
| 74 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000 | |
| 75 | ||
| 76 | If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported | |
| 77 | kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related | |
| 78 | to the issue to [email protected] |