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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2013-09-05 14:54:29 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2013-09-05 14:54:29 -0700
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Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next
Pull networking changes from David Miller: "Noteworthy changes this time around: 1) Multicast rejoin support for team driver, from Jiri Pirko. 2) Centralize and simplify TCP RTT measurement handling in order to reduce the impact of bad RTO seeding from SYN/ACKs. Also, when both timestamps and local RTT measurements are available prefer the later because there are broken middleware devices which scramble the timestamp. From Yuchung Cheng. 3) Add TCP_NOTSENT_LOWAT socket option to limit the amount of kernel memory consumed to queue up unsend user data. From Eric Dumazet. 4) Add a "physical port ID" abstraction for network devices, from Jiri Pirko. 5) Add a "suppress" operation to influence fib_rules lookups, from Stefan Tomanek. 6) Add a networking development FAQ, from Paul Gortmaker. 7) Extend the information provided by tcp_probe and add ipv6 support, from Daniel Borkmann. 8) Use RCU locking more extensively in openvswitch data paths, from Pravin B Shelar. 9) Add SCTP support to openvswitch, from Joe Stringer. 10) Add EF10 chip support to SFC driver, from Ben Hutchings. 11) Add new SYNPROXY netfilter target, from Patrick McHardy. 12) Compute a rate approximation for sending in TCP sockets, and use this to more intelligently coalesce TSO frames. Furthermore, add a new packet scheduler which takes advantage of this estimate when available. From Eric Dumazet. 13) Allow AF_PACKET fanouts with random selection, from Daniel Borkmann. 14) Add ipv6 support to vxlan driver, from Cong Wang" Resolved conflicts as per discussion. * git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next: (1218 commits) openvswitch: Fix alignment of struct sw_flow_key. netfilter: Fix build errors with xt_socket.c tcp: Add missing braces to do_tcp_setsockopt caif: Add missing braces to multiline if in cfctrl_linkup_request bnx2x: Add missing braces in bnx2x:bnx2x_link_initialize vxlan: Fix kernel panic on device delete. net: mvneta: implement ->ndo_do_ioctl() to support PHY ioctls net: mvneta: properly disable HW PHY polling and ensure adjust_link() works icplus: Use netif_running to determine device state ethernet/arc/arc_emac: Fix huge delays in large file copies tuntap: orphan frags before trying to set tx timestamp tuntap: purge socket error queue on detach qlcnic: use standard NAPI weights ipv6:introduce function to find route for redirect bnx2x: VF RSS support - VF side bnx2x: VF RSS support - PF side vxlan: Notify drivers for listening UDP port changes net: usbnet: update addr_assign_type if appropriate driver/net: enic: update enic maintainers and driver driver/net: enic: Exposing symbols for Cisco's low latency driver ...
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@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Network Connection
-==================================================
+Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Ethernet Network Connection
+===========================================================
Intel Gigabit Linux driver.
-Copyright(c) 1999 - 2010 Intel Corporation.
+Copyright(c) 1999 - 2013 Intel Corporation.
Contents
========
@@ -36,6 +36,53 @@ Default Value: 0
This parameter adds support for SR-IOV. It causes the driver to spawn up to
max_vfs worth of virtual function.
+QueuePairs
+----------
+Valid Range: 0-1
+Default Value: 1 (TX and RX will be paired onto one interrupt vector)
+
+If set to 0, when MSI-X is enabled, the TX and RX will attempt to occupy
+separate vectors.
+
+This option can be overridden to 1 if there are not sufficient interrupts
+available. This can occur if any combination of RSS, VMDQ, and max_vfs
+results in more than 4 queues being used.
+
+Node
+----
+Valid Range: 0-n
+Default Value: -1 (off)
+
+ 0 - n: where n is the number of the NUMA node that should be used to
+ allocate memory for this adapter port.
+ -1: uses the driver default of allocating memory on whichever processor is
+ running insmod/modprobe.
+
+ The Node parameter will allow you to pick which NUMA node you want to have
+ the adapter allocate memory from. All driver structures, in-memory queues,
+ and receive buffers will be allocated on the node specified. This parameter
+ is only useful when interrupt affinity is specified, otherwise some portion
+ of the time the interrupt could run on a different core than the memory is
+ allocated on, causing slower memory access and impacting throughput, CPU, or
+ both.
+
+EEE
+---
+Valid Range: 0-1
+Default Value: 1 (enabled)
+
+ A link between two EEE-compliant devices will result in periodic bursts of
+ data followed by long periods where in the link is in an idle state. This Low
+ Power Idle (LPI) state is supported in both 1Gbps and 100Mbps link speeds.
+ NOTE: EEE support requires autonegotiation.
+
+DMAC
+----
+Valid Range: 0-1
+Default Value: 1 (enabled)
+ Enables or disables DMA Coalescing feature.
+
+
Additional Configurations
=========================
@@ -55,10 +102,10 @@ Additional Configurations
- The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 9216. This value coincides
with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 9234 bytes.
- - Using Jumbo Frames at 10 or 100 Mbps may result in poor performance or
- loss of link.
+ - Using Jumbo frames at 10 or 100 Mbps is not supported and may result in
+ poor performance or loss of link.
- Ethtool
+ ethtool
-------
The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and
diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The latest
@@ -106,6 +153,14 @@ Additional Configurations
Where n=the VF that attempted to do the spoofing.
+ Setting MAC Address, VLAN and Rate Limit Using IProute2 Tool
+ ------------------------------------------------------------
+ You can set a MAC address of a Virtual Function (VF), a default VLAN and the
+ rate limit using the IProute2 tool. Download the latest version of the
+ iproute2 tool from Sourceforge if your version does not have all the
+ features you require.
+
+
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