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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e100.rst b/Documentation/networking/e100.rst index d4d837027925..f81111eba9c5 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 ============================================================== @@ -46,123 +47,131 @@ 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 ========================= - 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:: +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. +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. +NOTE: This setting is not saved across reboots. +ethtool +------- - 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 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 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. - 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. +NAPI +---- - 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 (Rx polling mode) is supported in the e100 driver. - NAPI - ---- +See https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/napi for more +information on NAPI. - NAPI (Rx polling mode) is supported in the e100 driver. +Multiple Interfaces on Same Ethernet Broadcast Network +------------------------------------------------------ - See https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/napi for more information - on NAPI. +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. - Multiple Interfaces on Same Ethernet Broadcast Network - ------------------------------------------------------ +If you have multiple interfaces in a server, either turn on ARP +filtering by - 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. +(1) entering:: - If you have multiple interfaces in a server, either turn on ARP - filtering by + 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 + (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 |