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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/intel/e100.rst b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/intel/e100.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..5e2839b4ec92 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/intel/e100.rst @@ -0,0 +1,187 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ + +Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/100 Family of Adapters +============================================================== + +June 1, 2018 + +Contents +======== + +- In This Release +- Identifying Your Adapter +- Building and Installation +- Driver Configuration Parameters +- Additional Configurations +- Known Issues +- Support + + +In This Release +=============== + +This file describes the Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/100 Family of +Adapters. This driver includes support for Itanium(R)2-based systems. + +For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation +supplied with your Intel PRO/100 adapter. + +The following features are now available in supported kernels: + - Native VLANs + - Channel Bonding (teaming) + - SNMP + +Channel Bonding documentation can be found in the Linux kernel source: +/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt + + +Identifying Your Adapter +======================== + +For information on how to identify your adapter, and for the latest Intel +network drivers, refer to the Intel Support website: +http://www.intel.com/support + +Driver Configuration Parameters +=============================== + +The default value for each parameter is generally the recommended setting, +unless otherwise noted. + +Rx Descriptors: + Number of receive descriptors. A receive descriptor is a data + structure that describes a receive buffer and its attributes to the network + controller. The data in the descriptor is used by the controller to write + data from the controller to host memory. In the 3.x.x driver the valid range + for this parameter is 64-256. The default value is 256. This parameter can be + changed using the command:: + + ethtool -G eth? rx n + + Where n is the number of desired Rx descriptors. + +Tx Descriptors: + Number of transmit descriptors. A transmit descriptor is a data + structure that describes a transmit buffer and its attributes to the network + controller. The data in the descriptor is used by the controller to read + data from the host memory to the controller. In the 3.x.x driver the valid + range for this parameter is 64-256. The default value is 128. This parameter + can be changed using the command:: + + ethtool -G eth? tx n + + Where n is the number of desired Tx descriptors. + +Speed/Duplex: + The driver auto-negotiates the link speed and duplex settings by + default. The ethtool utility can be used as follows to force speed/duplex.:: + + ethtool -s eth? autoneg off speed {10|100} duplex {full|half} + + NOTE: setting the speed/duplex to incorrect values will cause the link to + fail. + +Event Log Message Level: + The driver uses the message level flag to log events + to syslog. The message level can be set at driver load time. It can also be + set using the command:: + + ethtool -s eth? msglvl n + + +Additional Configurations +========================= + +Configuring the Driver on Different Distributions +------------------------------------------------- + +Configuring a network driver to load properly when the system is started +is distribution dependent. Typically, the configuration process involves +adding an alias line to `/etc/modprobe.d/*.conf` as well as editing other +system startup scripts and/or configuration files. Many popular Linux +distributions ship with tools to make these changes for you. To learn +the proper way to configure a network device for your system, refer to +your distribution documentation. If during this process you are asked +for the driver or module name, the name for the Linux Base Driver for +the Intel PRO/100 Family of Adapters is e100. + +As an example, if you install the e100 driver for two PRO/100 adapters +(eth0 and eth1), add the following to a configuration file in +/etc/modprobe.d/:: + + alias eth0 e100 + alias eth1 e100 + +Viewing Link Messages +--------------------- + +In order to see link messages and other Intel driver information on your +console, you must set the dmesg level up to six. This can be done by +entering the following on the command line before loading the e100 +driver:: + + dmesg -n 6 + +If you wish to see all messages issued by the driver, including debug +messages, set the dmesg level to eight. + +NOTE: This setting is not saved across reboots. + +ethtool +------- + +The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and +diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The ethtool +version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality. + +The latest release of ethtool can be found from +https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/ + +Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL) +--------------------------- +WoL is provided through the ethtool* utility. For instructions on +enabling WoL with ethtool, refer to the ethtool man page. WoL will be +enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot. For this +driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e100 driver must be loaded +when shutting down or rebooting the system. + +NAPI +---- + +NAPI (Rx polling mode) is supported in the e100 driver. + +See https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/napi for more +information on NAPI. + +Multiple Interfaces on Same Ethernet Broadcast Network +------------------------------------------------------ + +Due to the default ARP behavior on Linux, it is not possible to have one +system on two IP networks in the same Ethernet broadcast domain +(non-partitioned switch) behave as expected. All Ethernet interfaces +will respond to IP traffic for any IP address assigned to the system. +This results in unbalanced receive traffic. + +If you have multiple interfaces in a server, either turn on ARP +filtering by + +(1) entering:: + + echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/arp_filter + + (this only works if your kernel's version is higher than 2.4.5), or + +(2) installing the interfaces in separate broadcast domains (either + in different switches or in a switch partitioned to VLANs). + + +Support +======= +For general information, go to the Intel support website at: +http://www.intel.com/support/ + +or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at: +http://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. |
