| Greg Rose | ecc6703 | 2010-01-09 02:24:50 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 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. |