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+Linux Base Driver for the Intel(R) Ethernet Controller XL710 Family
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+===================================================================
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+Intel i40e Linux driver.
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+Copyright(c) 2013 Intel Corporation.
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+
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+Contents
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+========
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+
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+- Identifying Your Adapter
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+- Additional Configurations
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+- Performance Tuning
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+- Known Issues
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+- Support
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+
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+
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+Identifying Your Adapter
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+========================
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+The driver in this release is compatible with the Intel Ethernet
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+Controller XL710 Family.
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+
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+For more 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/network/sb/CS-012904.htm
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+
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+Enabling the driver
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+===================
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+
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+The driver is enabled via the standard kernel configuration system,
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+using the make command:
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+
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+ Make oldconfig/silentoldconfig/menuconfig/etc.
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+
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+The driver is located in the menu structure at:
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+
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+ -> Device Drivers
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+ -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y])
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+ -> Ethernet driver support
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+ -> Intel devices
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+ -> Intel(R) Ethernet Controller XL710 Family
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+
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+Additional Configurations
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+=========================
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+ Generic Receive Offload (GRO)
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+ -----------------------------
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+ The driver supports the in-kernel software implementation of GRO. GRO has
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+ shown that by coalescing Rx traffic into larger chunks of data, CPU
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+ utilization can be significantly reduced when under large Rx load. GRO is
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+ an evolution of the previously-used LRO interface. GRO is able to coalesce
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+ other protocols besides TCP. It's also safe to use with configurations that
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+ are problematic for LRO, namely bridging and iSCSI.
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+
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+ Ethtool
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+ -------
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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. The latest
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+ ethtool version is required for this functionality.
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+
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+ The latest release of ethtool can be found from
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+ https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool
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+
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+ Data Center Bridging (DCB)
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+ --------------------------
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+ DCB configuration is not currently supported.
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+
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+ FCoE
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+ ----
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+ Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) hardware offload is not currently
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+ supported.
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+
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+ MAC and VLAN anti-spoofing feature
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+ ----------------------------------
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+ When a malicious driver attempts to send a spoofed packet, it is dropped by
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+ the hardware and not transmitted. An interrupt is sent to the PF driver
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+ notifying it of the spoof attempt.
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+
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+ When a spoofed packet is detected the PF driver will send the following
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+ message to the system log (displayed by the "dmesg" command):
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+ Spoof event(s) detected on VF (n)
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+
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+ Where n=the VF that attempted to do the spoofing.
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+
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+
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+Performance Tuning
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+==================
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+
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+An excellent article on performance tuning can be found at:
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+
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+http://www.redhat.com/promo/summit/2008/downloads/pdf/Thursday/Mark_Wagner.pdf
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+
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+
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+Known Issues
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+============
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+
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+
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+Support
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+=======
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+
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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://e1000.sourceforge.net
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+
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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.sourceforge.net and copy
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+netdev@vger.kernel.org.
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