| 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 |
| - Identifying Your Adapter |
| - Known Issues/Troubleshooting |
| - Support |
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| In This Release |
| =============== |
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| This file describes the ixgbevf Linux* Base Driver for Intel Network |
| Connection. |
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| The ixgbevf driver supports 82599-based virtual function devices that can only |
| be activated on kernels with CONFIG_PCI_IOV enabled. |
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| The ixgbevf driver supports virtual functions generated by the ixgbe driver |
| 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 & |
| 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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| Unloading Physical Function (PF) Driver Causes System Reboots When VM is |
| Running and VF is Loaded on the VM |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 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 |
| kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related |
| to the issue to e1000-devel@lists.sf.net |
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| License |
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| Intel 10 Gigabit Linux driver. |
| Copyright(c) 1999 - 2009 Intel Corporation. |
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| This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it |
| under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License, |
| 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 |
| ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or |
| FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for |
| more details. |
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| You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with |
| this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., |
| 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 |
| the file called "COPYING". |
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| Trademarks |
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| Intel, Itanium, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of |
| Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other |
| countries. |
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| * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. |