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igb.txt: Add igb documentation
Add documentation for the igb networking driver. v2: - Removed trailing white space - Removed Ethtool version info - Removed LRO kernel version info Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> Tested-by: Jeff Pieper <jeffrey.e.pieper@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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==================================================
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Intel Gigabit Linux driver.
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Copyright(c) 1999 - 2010 Intel Corporation.
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Contents
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========
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- Identifying Your Adapter
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- Additional Configurations
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- Support
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Identifying Your Adapter
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========================
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This driver supports all 82575, 82576 and 82580-based Intel (R) gigabit network
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connections.
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For specific 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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Command Line Parameters
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=======================
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The default value for each parameter is generally the recommended setting,
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unless otherwise noted.
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max_vfs
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-------
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Valid Range: 0-7
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Default Value: 0
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This parameter adds support for SR-IOV. It causes the driver to spawn up to
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max_vfs worth of virtual function.
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Additional Configurations
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=========================
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Jumbo Frames
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Jumbo Frames support is enabled by changing the MTU to a value larger than
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the default of 1500. Use the ifconfig command to increase the MTU size.
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For example:
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ifconfig eth<x> mtu 9000 up
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This setting is not saved across reboots.
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Notes:
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- The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 9216. This value coincides
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with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 9234 bytes.
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- Using Jumbo Frames at 10 or 100 Mbps may result in poor performance or
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loss of link.
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Ethtool
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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.
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel.
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Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL)
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WoL is configured through the Ethtool* utility.
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For instructions on enabling WoL with Ethtool, refer to the Ethtool man page.
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WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot.
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For this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the igb driver must be
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loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system.
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Wake On LAN is only supported on port A of multi-port adapters.
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Wake On LAN is not supported for the Intel(R) Gigabit VT Quad Port Server
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Adapter.
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Multiqueue
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In this mode, a separate MSI-X vector is allocated for each queue and one
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for "other" interrupts such as link status change and errors. All
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interrupts are throttled via interrupt moderation. Interrupt moderation
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must be used to avoid interrupt storms while the driver is processing one
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interrupt. The moderation value should be at least as large as the expected
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time for the driver to process an interrupt. Multiqueue is off by default.
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REQUIREMENTS: MSI-X support is required for Multiqueue. If MSI-X is not
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found, the system will fallback to MSI or to Legacy interrupts.
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LRO
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Large Receive Offload (LRO) is a technique for increasing inbound throughput
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of high-bandwidth network connections by reducing CPU overhead. It works by
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aggregating multiple incoming packets from a single stream into a larger
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buffer before they are passed higher up the networking stack, thus reducing
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the number of packets that have to be processed. LRO combines multiple
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Ethernet frames into a single receive in the stack, thereby potentially
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decreasing CPU utilization for receives.
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NOTE: You need to have inet_lro enabled via either the CONFIG_INET_LRO or
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CONFIG_INET_LRO_MODULE kernel config option. Additionally, if
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CONFIG_INET_LRO_MODULE is used, the inet_lro module needs to be loaded
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before the igb driver.
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You can verify that the driver is using LRO by looking at these counters in
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Ethtool:
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lro_aggregated - count of total packets that were combined
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lro_flushed - counts the number of packets flushed out of LRO
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lro_no_desc - counts the number of times an LRO descriptor was not available
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for the LRO packet
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NOTE: IPv6 and UDP are not supported by LRO.
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Support
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For general information, go to the Intel support website at:
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www.intel.com/support/
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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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