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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index efc7aa7a0670..fc1fab76a6c8 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1716,7 +1716,8 @@ merge nomerge soft - pt [x86, IA-64] + pt [x86] + nopt [x86] nobypass [PPC/POWERNV] Disable IOMMU bypass, using IOMMU for PCI devices. @@ -4846,3 +4847,8 @@ xirc2ps_cs= [NET,PCMCIA] Format: <irq>,<irq_mask>,<io>,<full_duplex>,<do_sound>,<lockup_hack>[,<irq2>[,<irq3>[,<irq4>]]] + + xhci-hcd.quirks [USB,KNL] + A hex value specifying bitmask with supplemental xhci + host controller quirks. Meaning of each bit can be + consulted in header drivers/usb/host/xhci.h. diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/writecache.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/writecache.txt index 4424fa2c67d7..01532b3008ae 100644 --- a/Documentation/device-mapper/writecache.txt +++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/writecache.txt @@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Constructor parameters: size) 5. the number of optional parameters (the parameters with an argument count as two) + start_sector n (default: 0) + offset from the start of cache device in 512-byte sectors high_watermark n (default: 50) start writeback when the number of used blocks reach this watermark diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/samsung/samsung-boards.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/samsung/samsung-boards.txt index bdadc3da9556..6970f30a3770 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/samsung/samsung-boards.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/samsung/samsung-boards.txt @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Required root node properties: - "insignal,arndale-octa" - for Exynos5420-based Insignal Arndale Octa board. - "insignal,origen" - for Exynos4210-based Insignal Origen board. - - "insignal,origen4412 - for Exynos4412-based Insignal Origen board. + - "insignal,origen4412" - for Exynos4412-based Insignal Origen board. Optional nodes: diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/tilcdc/tilcdc.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/tilcdc/tilcdc.txt index 6fddb4f4f71a..3055d5c2c04e 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/tilcdc/tilcdc.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/tilcdc/tilcdc.txt @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Optional nodes: - port/ports: to describe a connection to an external encoder. The binding follows Documentation/devicetree/bindings/graph.txt and - suppors a single port with a single endpoint. + supports a single port with a single endpoint. - See also Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/tilcdc/panel.txt and Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/tilcdc/tfp410.txt for connecting diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/nintendo,hollywood-gpio.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/nintendo,hollywood-gpio.txt index 20fc72d9e61e..45a61b462287 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/nintendo,hollywood-gpio.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/nintendo,hollywood-gpio.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Nintendo Wii (Hollywood) GPIO controller Required properties: -- compatible: "nintendo,hollywood-gpio +- compatible: "nintendo,hollywood-gpio" - reg: Physical base address and length of the controller's registers. - gpio-controller: Marks the device node as a GPIO controller. - #gpio-cells: Should be <2>. The first cell is the pin number and the diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/hideep.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/hideep.txt index 121d9b7c79a2..1063c30d53f7 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/hideep.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/hideep.txt @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ i2c@00000000 { reg = <0x6c>; interrupt-parent = <&gpx1>; interrupts = <2 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW>; - vdd-supply = <&ldo15_reg>"; + vdd-supply = <&ldo15_reg>; vid-supply = <&ldo18_reg>; reset-gpios = <&gpx1 5 0>; touchscreen-size-x = <1080>; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/nvidia,tegra20-ictlr.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/nvidia,tegra20-ictlr.txt index 1099fe0788fa..f246ccbf8838 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/nvidia,tegra20-ictlr.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/nvidia,tegra20-ictlr.txt @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Required properties: include "nvidia,tegra30-ictlr". - reg : Specifies base physical address and size of the registers. Each controller must be described separately (Tegra20 has 4 of them, - whereas Tegra30 and later have 5" + whereas Tegra30 and later have 5). - interrupt-controller : Identifies the node as an interrupt controller. - #interrupt-cells : Specifies the number of cells needed to encode an interrupt source. The value must be 3. diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/st,stm32-exti.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/st,stm32-exti.txt index 136bd612bd83..6a36bf66d932 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/st,stm32-exti.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/st,stm32-exti.txt @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Required properties: specifier, shall be 2 - interrupts: interrupts references to primary interrupt controller (only needed for exti controller with multiple exti under - same parent interrupt: st,stm32-exti and st,stm32h7-exti") + same parent interrupt: st,stm32-exti and st,stm32h7-exti) Example: diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mips/brcm/soc.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mips/brcm/soc.txt index 356c29789cf5..3a66d3c483e1 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mips/brcm/soc.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mips/brcm/soc.txt @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Required properties: - compatible : should contain one of: "brcm,bcm7425-timers" "brcm,bcm7429-timers" - "brcm,bcm7435-timers and + "brcm,bcm7435-timers" and "brcm,brcmstb-timers" - reg : the timers register range - interrupts : the interrupt line for this timer block diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-fman.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-fman.txt index df873d1f3b7c..f8c33890bc29 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-fman.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-fman.txt @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ PROPERTIES Must include one of the following: - "fsl,fman-dtsec" for dTSEC MAC - "fsl,fman-xgec" for XGEC MAC - - "fsl,fman-memac for mEMAC MAC + - "fsl,fman-memac" for mEMAC MAC - cell-index Usage: required diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/power_domain.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/power_domain.txt index 9b387f861aed..7dec508987c7 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/power_domain.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/power_domain.txt @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ located inside a PM domain with index 0 of a power controller represented by a node with the label "power". In the second example the consumer device are partitioned across two PM domains, the first with index 0 and the second with index 1, of a power controller that -is represented by a node with the label "power. +is represented by a node with the label "power". Optional properties: - required-opps: This contains phandle to an OPP node in another device's OPP diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/tps65090.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/tps65090.txt index ca69f5e3040c..ae326f263597 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/tps65090.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/tps65090.txt @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Required properties: Optional properties: - ti,enable-ext-control: This is applicable for DCDC1, DCDC2 and DCDC3. If DCDCs are externally controlled then this property should be there. -- "dcdc-ext-control-gpios: This is applicable for DCDC1, DCDC2 and DCDC3. +- dcdc-ext-control-gpios: This is applicable for DCDC1, DCDC2 and DCDC3. If DCDCs are externally controlled and if it is from GPIO then GPIO number should be provided. If it is externally controlled and no GPIO entry then driver will just configure this rails as external control diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reset/st,sti-softreset.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reset/st,sti-softreset.txt index a21658f18fe6..3661e6153a92 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reset/st,sti-softreset.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reset/st,sti-softreset.txt @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Please refer to reset.txt in this directory for common reset controller binding usage. Required properties: -- compatible: Should be st,stih407-softreset"; +- compatible: Should be "st,stih407-softreset"; - #reset-cells: 1, see below example: diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/qcom/qcom,geni-se.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/qcom/qcom,geni-se.txt index d330c73de9a2..68b7d6207e3d 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/qcom/qcom,geni-se.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/qcom/qcom,geni-se.txt @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Required properties: Optional property: - clock-frequency: Desired I2C bus clock frequency in Hz. - When missing default to 400000Hz. + When missing default to 100000Hz. Child nodes should conform to I2C bus binding as described in i2c.txt. diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/qcom,apq8016-sbc.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/qcom,apq8016-sbc.txt index 6a4aadc4ce06..84b28dbe9f15 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/qcom,apq8016-sbc.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/qcom,apq8016-sbc.txt @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Required properties: Board connectors: * Headset Mic - * Secondary Mic", + * Secondary Mic * DMIC * Ext Spk diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/qcom,apq8096.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/qcom,apq8096.txt index aa54e49fc8a2..c7600a93ab39 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/qcom,apq8096.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/qcom,apq8096.txt @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ This binding describes the APQ8096 sound card, which uses qdsp for audio. "Digital Mic3" Audio pins and MicBias on WCD9335 Codec: - "MIC_BIAS1 + "MIC_BIAS1" "MIC_BIAS2" "MIC_BIAS3" "MIC_BIAS4" diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/rockchip,dwc3.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/rockchip,dwc3.txt index 252a05c5d976..c8c4b00ecb94 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/rockchip,dwc3.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/rockchip,dwc3.txt @@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ A child node must exist to represent the core DWC3 IP block. The name of the node is not important. The content of the node is defined in dwc3.txt. Phy documentation is provided in the following places: -Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/qcom-dwc3-usb-phy.txt +Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/phy-rockchip-inno-usb2.txt - USB2.0 PHY +Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/phy-rockchip-typec.txt - Type-C PHY Example device nodes: diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/w1/w1-gpio.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/w1/w1-gpio.txt index 6e09c35d9f1a..37091902a021 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/w1/w1-gpio.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/w1/w1-gpio.txt @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Optional properties: Examples: - onewire@0 { + onewire { compatible = "w1-gpio"; gpios = <&gpio 126 0>, <&gpio 105 0>; }; diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt index 6c9c69ec3986..114c7ce7b58d 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt @@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ LDFLAGS_MODULE -------------------------------------------------- Additional options used for $(LD) when linking modules. +KBUILD_KCONFIG +-------------------------------------------------- +Set the top-level Kconfig file to the value of this environment +variable. The default name is "Kconfig". + KBUILD_VERBOSE -------------------------------------------------- Set the kbuild verbosity. Can be assigned same values as "V=...". @@ -88,7 +93,8 @@ In most cases the name of the architecture is the same as the directory name found in the arch/ directory. But some architectures such as x86 and sparc have aliases. x86: i386 for 32 bit, x86_64 for 64 bit -sparc: sparc for 32 bit, sparc64 for 64 bit +sh: sh for 32 bit, sh64 for 64 bit +sparc: sparc32 for 32 bit, sparc64 for 64 bit CROSS_COMPILE -------------------------------------------------- @@ -148,15 +154,6 @@ stripped after they are installed. If INSTALL_MOD_STRIP is '1', then the default option --strip-debug will be used. Otherwise, INSTALL_MOD_STRIP value will be used as the options to the strip command. -INSTALL_FW_PATH --------------------------------------------------- -INSTALL_FW_PATH specifies where to install the firmware blobs. -The default value is: - - $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/firmware - -The value can be overridden in which case the default value is ignored. - INSTALL_HDR_PATH -------------------------------------------------- INSTALL_HDR_PATH specifies where to install user space headers when diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt index 7233118f3a05..68c82914c0f3 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt @@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ This file contains some assistance for using "make *config". Use "make help" to list all of the possible configuration targets. -The xconfig ('qconf') and menuconfig ('mconf') programs also -have embedded help text. Be sure to check it for navigation, -search, and other general help text. +The xconfig ('qconf'), menuconfig ('mconf'), and nconfig ('nconf') +programs also have embedded help text. Be sure to check that for +navigation, search, and other general help text. ====================================================================== General @@ -17,13 +17,16 @@ this happens, using a previously working .config file and running for you, so you may find that you need to see what NEW kernel symbols have been introduced. -To see a list of new config symbols when using "make oldconfig", use +To see a list of new config symbols, use cp user/some/old.config .config make listnewconfig and the config program will list any new symbols, one per line. +Alternatively, you can use the brute force method: + + make oldconfig scripts/diffconfig .config.old .config | less ______________________________________________________________________ @@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ Searching in menuconfig: This lists all config symbols that contain "hotplug", e.g., HOTPLUG_CPU, MEMORY_HOTPLUG. - For search help, enter / followed TAB-TAB-TAB (to highlight + For search help, enter / followed by TAB-TAB (to highlight <Help>) and Enter. This will tell you that you can also use regular expressions (regexes) in the search string, so if you are not interested in MEMORY_HOTPLUG, you could try @@ -203,6 +206,39 @@ Example: ====================================================================== +nconfig +-------------------------------------------------- + +nconfig is an alternate text-based configurator. It lists function +keys across the bottom of the terminal (window) that execute commands. +You can also just use the corresponding numeric key to execute the +commands unless you are in a data entry window. E.g., instead of F6 +for Save, you can just press 6. + +Use F1 for Global help or F3 for the Short help menu. + +Searching in nconfig: + + You can search either in the menu entry "prompt" strings + or in the configuration symbols. + + Use / to begin a search through the menu entries. This does + not support regular expressions. Use <Down> or <Up> for + Next hit and Previous hit, respectively. Use <Esc> to + terminate the search mode. + + F8 (SymSearch) searches the configuration symbols for the + given string or regular expression (regex). + +NCONFIG_MODE +-------------------------------------------------- +This mode shows all sub-menus in one large tree. + +Example: + make NCONFIG_MODE=single_menu nconfig + + +====================================================================== xconfig -------------------------------------------------- @@ -230,8 +266,7 @@ gconfig Searching in gconfig: - None (gconfig isn't maintained as well as xconfig or menuconfig); - however, gconfig does have a few more viewing choices than - xconfig does. + There is no search command in gconfig. However, gconfig does + have several different viewing choices, modes, and options. ### diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt index c13214d073a4..d3e5dd26db12 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt @@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ To remove an ARP target: To configure the interval between learning packet transmits: # echo 12 > /sys/class/net/bond0/bonding/lp_interval - NOTE: the lp_inteval is the number of seconds between instances where + NOTE: the lp_interval is the number of seconds between instances where the bonding driver sends learning packets to each slaves peer switch. The default interval is 1 second. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/dpaa2/overview.rst b/Documentation/networking/dpaa2/overview.rst index 79fede4447d6..d638b5a8aadd 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/dpaa2/overview.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/dpaa2/overview.rst @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ .. include:: <isonum.txt> +========================================================= DPAA2 (Data Path Acceleration Architecture Gen2) Overview ========================================================= diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e100.rst b/Documentation/networking/e100.rst index 9708f5fa76de..f81111eba9c5 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/e100.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/e100.rst @@ -47,41 +47,45 @@ 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 +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 + 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 +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 + 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 +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} + 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 +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 + ethtool -s eth? msglvl n Additional Configurations @@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ 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 +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 @@ -160,7 +164,10 @@ 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 +(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 diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e1000.rst b/Documentation/networking/e1000.rst index 144b87eef153..f10dd4086921 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/e1000.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/e1000.rst @@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ Command Line Parameters The default value for each parameter is generally the recommended setting, unless otherwise noted. -NOTES: For more information about the AutoNeg, Duplex, and Speed +NOTES: + For more information about the AutoNeg, Duplex, and Speed parameters, see the "Speed and Duplex Configuration" section in this document. @@ -45,22 +46,27 @@ NOTES: For more information about the AutoNeg, Duplex, and Speed AutoNeg ------- + (Supported only on adapters with copper connections) -Valid Range: 0x01-0x0F, 0x20-0x2F -Default Value: 0x2F + +:Valid Range: 0x01-0x0F, 0x20-0x2F +:Default Value: 0x2F This parameter is a bit-mask that specifies the speed and duplex settings advertised by the adapter. When this parameter is used, the Speed and Duplex parameters must not be specified. -NOTE: Refer to the Speed and Duplex section of this readme for more +NOTE: + Refer to the Speed and Duplex section of this readme for more information on the AutoNeg parameter. Duplex ------ + (Supported only on adapters with copper connections) -Valid Range: 0-2 (0=auto-negotiate, 1=half, 2=full) -Default Value: 0 + +:Valid Range: 0-2 (0=auto-negotiate, 1=half, 2=full) +:Default Value: 0 This defines the direction in which data is allowed to flow. Can be either one or two-directional. If both Duplex and the link partner are @@ -70,18 +76,22 @@ duplex. FlowControl ----------- -Valid Range: 0-3 (0=none, 1=Rx only, 2=Tx only, 3=Rx&Tx) -Default Value: Reads flow control settings from the EEPROM + +:Valid Range: 0-3 (0=none, 1=Rx only, 2=Tx only, 3=Rx&Tx) +:Default Value: Reads flow control settings from the EEPROM This parameter controls the automatic generation(Tx) and response(Rx) to Ethernet PAUSE frames. InterruptThrottleRate --------------------- + (not supported on Intel(R) 82542, 82543 or 82544-based adapters) -Valid Range: 0,1,3,4,100-100000 (0=off, 1=dynamic, 3=dynamic conservative, - 4=simplified balancing) -Default Value: 3 + +:Valid Range: + 0,1,3,4,100-100000 (0=off, 1=dynamic, 3=dynamic conservative, + 4=simplified balancing) +:Default Value: 3 The driver can limit the amount of interrupts per second that the adapter will generate for incoming packets. It does this by writing a value to the @@ -135,13 +145,15 @@ Setting InterruptThrottleRate to 0 turns off any interrupt moderation and may improve small packet latency, but is generally not suitable for bulk throughput traffic. -NOTE: InterruptThrottleRate takes precedence over the TxAbsIntDelay and +NOTE: + InterruptThrottleRate takes precedence over the TxAbsIntDelay and RxAbsIntDelay parameters. In other words, minimizing the receive and/or transmit absolute delays does not force the controller to generate more interrupts than what the Interrupt Throttle Rate allows. -CAUTION: If you are using the Intel(R) PRO/1000 CT Network Connection +CAUTION: + If you are using the Intel(R) PRO/1000 CT Network Connection (controller 82547), setting InterruptThrottleRate to a value greater than 75,000, may hang (stop transmitting) adapters under certain network conditions. If this occurs a NETDEV @@ -151,7 +163,8 @@ CAUTION: If you are using the Intel(R) PRO/1000 CT Network Connection hang, ensure that InterruptThrottleRate is set no greater than 75,000 and is not set to 0. -NOTE: When e1000 is loaded with default settings and multiple adapters +NOTE: + When e1000 is loaded with default settings and multiple adapters are in use simultaneously, the CPU utilization may increase non- linearly. In order to limit the CPU utilization without impacting the overall throughput, we recommend that you load the driver as @@ -168,9 +181,11 @@ NOTE: When e1000 is loaded with default settings and multiple adapters RxDescriptors ------------- -Valid Range: 48-256 for 82542 and 82543-based adapters - 48-4096 for all other supported adapters -Default Value: 256 + +:Valid Range: + - 48-256 for 82542 and 82543-based adapters + - 48-4096 for all other supported adapters +:Default Value: 256 This value specifies the number of receive buffer descriptors allocated by the driver. Increasing this value allows the driver to buffer more @@ -180,15 +195,17 @@ Each descriptor is 16 bytes. A receive buffer is also allocated for each descriptor and can be either 2048, 4096, 8192, or 16384 bytes, depending on the MTU setting. The maximum MTU size is 16110. -NOTE: MTU designates the frame size. It only needs to be set for Jumbo +NOTE: + MTU designates the frame size. It only needs to be set for Jumbo Frames. Depending on the available system resources, the request for a higher number of receive descriptors may be denied. In this case, use a lower number. RxIntDelay ---------- -Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) -Default Value: 0 + +:Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) +:Default Value: 0 This value delays the generation of receive interrupts in units of 1.024 microseconds. Receive interrupt reduction can improve CPU efficiency if @@ -198,7 +215,8 @@ of TCP traffic. If the system is reporting dropped receives, this value may be set too high, causing the driver to run out of available receive descriptors. -CAUTION: When setting RxIntDelay to a value other than 0, adapters may +CAUTION: + When setting RxIntDelay to a value other than 0, adapters may hang (stop transmitting) under certain network conditions. If this occurs a NETDEV WATCHDOG message is logged in the system event log. In addition, the controller is automatically reset, @@ -207,9 +225,11 @@ CAUTION: When setting RxIntDelay to a value other than 0, adapters may RxAbsIntDelay ------------- + (This parameter is supported only on 82540, 82545 and later adapters.) -Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) -Default Value: 128 + +:Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) +:Default Value: 128 This value, in units of 1.024 microseconds, limits the delay in which a receive interrupt is generated. Useful only if RxIntDelay is non-zero, @@ -220,9 +240,11 @@ conditions. Speed ----- + (This parameter is supported only on adapters with copper connections.) -Valid Settings: 0, 10, 100, 1000 -Default Value: 0 (auto-negotiate at all supported speeds) + +:Valid Settings: 0, 10, 100, 1000 +:Default Value: 0 (auto-negotiate at all supported speeds) Speed forces the line speed to the specified value in megabits per second (Mbps). If this parameter is not specified or is set to 0 and the link @@ -231,22 +253,26 @@ speed. Duplex should also be set when Speed is set to either 10 or 100. TxDescriptors ------------- -Valid Range: 48-256 for 82542 and 82543-based adapters - 48-4096 for all other supported adapters -Default Value: 256 + +:Valid Range: + - 48-256 for 82542 and 82543-based adapters + - 48-4096 for all other supported adapters +:Default Value: 256 This value is the number of transmit descriptors allocated by the driver. Increasing this value allows the driver to queue more transmits. Each descriptor is 16 bytes. -NOTE: Depending on the available system resources, the request for a +NOTE: + Depending on the available system resources, the request for a higher number of transmit descriptors may be denied. In this case, use a lower number. TxIntDelay ---------- -Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) -Default Value: 8 + +:Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) +:Default Value: 8 This value delays the generation of transmit interrupts in units of 1.024 microseconds. Transmit interrupt reduction can improve CPU @@ -256,9 +282,11 @@ causing the driver to run out of available transmit descriptors. TxAbsIntDelay ------------- + (This parameter is supported only on 82540, 82545 and later adapters.) -Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) -Default Value: 32 + +:Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) +:Default Value: 32 This value, in units of 1.024 microseconds, limits the delay in which a transmit interrupt is generated. Useful only if TxIntDelay is non-zero, @@ -269,18 +297,21 @@ network conditions. XsumRX ------ + (This parameter is NOT supported on the 82542-based adapter.) -Valid Range: 0-1 -Default Value: 1 + +:Valid Range: 0-1 +:Default Value: 1 A value of '1' indicates that the driver should enable IP checksum offload for received packets (both UDP and TCP) to the adapter hardware. Copybreak --------- -Valid Range: 0-xxxxxxx (0=off) -Default Value: 256 -Usage: modprobe e1000.ko copybreak=128 + +:Valid Range: 0-xxxxxxx (0=off) +:Default Value: 256 +:Usage: modprobe e1000.ko copybreak=128 Driver copies all packets below or equaling this size to a fresh RX buffer before handing it up the stack. @@ -292,8 +323,9 @@ it is also available during runtime at SmartPowerDownEnable -------------------- -Valid Range: 0-1 -Default Value: 0 (disabled) + +:Valid Range: 0-1 +:Default Value: 0 (disabled) Allows PHY to turn off in lower power states. The user can turn off this parameter in supported chipsets. @@ -309,14 +341,14 @@ fiber interface board only links at 1000 Mbps full-duplex. For copper-based boards, the keywords interact as follows: - The default operation is auto-negotiate. The board advertises all +- The default operation is auto-negotiate. The board advertises all supported speed and duplex combinations, and it links at the highest common speed and duplex mode IF the link partner is set to auto-negotiate. - If Speed = 1000, limited auto-negotiation is enabled and only 1000 Mbps +- If Speed = 1000, limited auto-negotiation is enabled and only 1000 Mbps is advertised (The 1000BaseT spec requires auto-negotiation.) - If Speed = 10 or 100, then both Speed and Duplex should be set. Auto- +- If Speed = 10 or 100, then both Speed and Duplex should be set. Auto- negotiation is disabled, and the AutoNeg parameter is ignored. Partner SHOULD also be forced. @@ -328,13 +360,15 @@ process. The parameter may be specified as either a decimal or hexadecimal value as determined by the bitmap below. +============== ====== ====== ======= ======= ====== ====== ======= ====== Bit position 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Decimal Value 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Hex value 80 40 20 10 8 4 2 1 Speed (Mbps) N/A N/A 1000 N/A 100 100 10 10 Duplex Full Full Half Full Half +============== ====== ====== ======= ======= ====== ====== ======= ====== -Some examples of using AutoNeg: +Some examples of using AutoNeg:: modprobe e1000 AutoNeg=0x01 (Restricts autonegotiation to 10 Half) modprobe e1000 AutoNeg=1 (Same as above) @@ -357,56 +391,59 @@ Additional Configurations Jumbo Frames ------------ -Jumbo Frames support is enabled by changing the MTU to a value larger -than the default of 1500. Use the ifconfig command to increase the MTU -size. For example:: + + Jumbo Frames support is enabled by changing the MTU to a value larger than + the default of 1500. Use the ifconfig command to increase the MTU size. + For example:: ifconfig eth<x> mtu 9000 up -This setting is not saved across reboots. It can be made permanent if -you add:: + This setting is not saved across reboots. It can be made permanent if + you add:: MTU=9000 -to the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth<x>. This example -applies to the Red Hat distributions; other distributions may store this -setting in a different location. + to the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth<x>. This example + applies to the Red Hat distributions; other distributions may store this + setting in a different location. + +Notes: + Degradation in throughput performance may be observed in some Jumbo frames + environments. If this is observed, increasing the application's socket buffer + size and/or increasing the /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_*mem entry values may help. + See the specific application manual and /usr/src/linux*/Documentation/ + networking/ip-sysctl.txt for more details. -Notes: Degradation in throughput performance may be observed in some -Jumbo frames environments. If this is observed, increasing the -application's socket buffer size and/or increasing the -/proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_*mem entry values may help. See the specific -application manual and /usr/src/linux*/Documentation/ -networking/ip-sysctl.txt for more details. + - The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 16110. This value coincides + with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 16128. -- The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 16110. This value - coincides with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 16128. + - Using Jumbo frames at 10 or 100 Mbps is not supported and 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. + - Adapters based on the Intel(R) 82542 and 82573V/E controller do not + support Jumbo Frames. These correspond to the following product names:: -- Adapters based on the Intel(R) 82542 and 82573V/E controller do not - support Jumbo Frames. These correspond to the following product names: - Intel(R) PRO/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter Intel(R) PRO/1000 PM Network - Connection + Intel(R) PRO/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PM Network Connection 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/ + 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 configured through the ethtool* utility. -WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot. -For this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e1000 driver must be -loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system. + WoL is configured through the ethtool* utility. + WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot. + For this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e1000 driver must be + loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system. Support ======= |