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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2018-06-25 10:58:17 +0300 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2018-06-25 10:58:17 +0300 |
commit | 6f0d349d922ba44e4348a17a78ea51b7135965b1 (patch) | |
tree | de8423e550fcbb3aea7fc34074472c8ec628df48 /Documentation/networking/e100.rst | |
parent | 7daf201d7fe8334e2d2364d4e8ed3394ec9af819 (diff) | |
parent | 829eb05365ff06e8adc23f2541597d0cc3c18348 (diff) | |
download | linux-6f0d349d922ba44e4348a17a78ea51b7135965b1.tar.xz |
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net
Pull networking fixes from David Miller:
1) Fix netpoll OOPS in r8169, from Ville Syrjälä.
2) Fix bpf instruction alignment on powerpc et al., from Eric Dumazet.
3) Don't ignore IFLA_MTU attribute when creating new ipvlan links. From
Xin Long.
4) Fix use after free in AF_PACKET, from Eric Dumazet.
5) Mis-matched RTNL unlock in xen-netfront, from Ross Lagerwall.
6) Fix VSOCK loopback on big-endian, from Claudio Imbrenda.
7) Missing RX buffer offset correction when computing DMA addresses in
mvneta driver, from Antoine Tenart.
8) Fix crashes in DCCP's ccid3_hc_rx_send_feedback, from Eric Dumazet.
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net: (34 commits)
sfc: make function efx_rps_hash_bucket static
strparser: Corrected typo in documentation.
qmi_wwan: add support for the Dell Wireless 5821e module
cxgb4: when disabling dcb set txq dcb priority to 0
net_sched: remove a bogus warning in hfsc
net: dccp: switch rx_tstamp_last_feedback to monotonic clock
net: dccp: avoid crash in ccid3_hc_rx_send_feedback()
net: Remove depends on HAS_DMA in case of platform dependency
MAINTAINERS: Add file patterns for dsa device tree bindings
net: mscc: make sparse happy
net: mvneta: fix the Rx desc DMA address in the Rx path
Documentation: e1000: Fix docs build error
Documentation: e100: Fix docs build error
Documentation: e1000: Use correct heading adornment
Documentation: e100: Use correct heading adornment
ipv6: mcast: fix unsolicited report interval after receiving querys
vhost_net: validate sock before trying to put its fd
VSOCK: fix loopback on big-endian systems
net: ethernet: ti: davinci_cpdma: make function cpdma_desc_pool_create static
xen-netfront: Update features after registering netdev
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e100.rst b/Documentation/networking/e100.rst index d4d837027925..9708f5fa76de 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/e100.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/e100.rst @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +============================================================== Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/100 Family of Adapters ============================================================== @@ -86,83 +87,84 @@ Event Log Message Level: The driver uses the message level flag to log events Additional Configurations ========================= - Configuring the Driver on Different Distributions - ------------------------------------------------- +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. +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/ +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 +Viewing Link Messages +--------------------- - If you wish to see all messages issued by the driver, including debug - messages, set the dmesg level to eight. +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:: - NOTE: This setting is not saved across reboots. + dmesg -n 6 +If you wish to see all messages issued by the driver, including debug +messages, set the dmesg level to eight. - ethtool - ------- +NOTE: This setting is not saved across reboots. - 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. +ethtool +------- - 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. - 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. +The latest release of ethtool can be found from +https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/ - 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. +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 +---- - NAPI (Rx polling mode) is supported in the e100 driver. +NAPI (Rx polling mode) is supported in the e100 driver. - See https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/napi for more information - on NAPI. +See https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/napi for more +information on NAPI. - Multiple Interfaces on Same Ethernet Broadcast Network - ------------------------------------------------------ +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. +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 +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 +(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). +(2) installing the interfaces in separate broadcast domains (either + in different switches or in a switch partitioned to VLANs). Support |