From 5d1646d90e1f2cceb9f0828f4b28318cd0ec7744 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 12:05:51 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 5.10.209. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- .../device_drivers/ethernet/intel/igbvf.rst | 65 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/intel/igbvf.rst (limited to 'Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/intel/igbvf.rst') diff --git a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/intel/igbvf.rst b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/intel/igbvf.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..40fa210c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/intel/igbvf.rst @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ + +=========================================================== +Linux Base Virtual Function Driver for Intel(R) 1G Ethernet +=========================================================== + +Intel Gigabit Virtual Function Linux driver. +Copyright(c) 1999-2018 Intel Corporation. + +Contents +======== +- Identifying Your Adapter +- Additional Configurations +- Support + +This driver supports Intel 82576-based virtual function devices-based virtual +function devices that can only be activated on kernels that support SR-IOV. + +SR-IOV requires the correct platform and OS support. + +The guest OS loading this driver must support MSI-X interrupts. + +For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation +supplied with your Intel adapter. All hardware requirements listed apply to use +with Linux. + +Driver information can be obtained using ethtool, lspci, and ifconfig. +Instructions on updating ethtool can be found in the section Additional +Configurations later in this document. + +NOTE: There is a limit of a total of 32 shared VLANs to 1 or more VFs. + + +Identifying Your Adapter +======================== +For information on how to identify your adapter, and for the latest Intel +network drivers, refer to the Intel Support website: +https://www.intel.com/support + + +Additional Features and Configurations +====================================== + +ethtool +------- +The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and +diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The latest ethtool +version is required for this functionality. Download it at: + +https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/ + + +Support +======= +For general information, go to the Intel support website at: + +https://www.intel.com/support/ + +or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at: + +https://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000 + +If an issue is identified with the released source code on a supported kernel +with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the issue +to e1000-devel@lists.sf.net. -- cgit v1.2.3