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SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ + +Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Ethernet Multi-host Controller +============================================================== + +August 20, 2018 +Copyright(c) 2015-2018 Intel Corporation. + +Contents +======== +- Identifying Your Adapter +- Additional Configurations +- Performance Tuning +- Known Issues +- Support + +Identifying Your Adapter +======================== +The driver in this release is compatible with devices based on the Intel(R) +Ethernet Multi-host Controller. + +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 + + +Flow Control +------------ +The Intel(R) Ethernet Switch Host Interface Driver does not support Flow +Control. It will not send pause frames. This may result in dropped frames. + + +Virtual Functions (VFs) +----------------------- +Use sysfs to enable VFs. +Valid Range: 0-64 + +For example:: + + echo $num_vf_enabled > /sys/class/net/$dev/device/sriov_numvfs //enable VFs + echo 0 > /sys/class/net/$dev/device/sriov_numvfs //disable VFs + +NOTE: Neither the device nor the driver control how VFs are mapped into config +space. Bus layout will vary by operating system. On operating systems that +support it, you can check sysfs to find the mapping. + +NOTE: When SR-IOV mode is enabled, hardware VLAN filtering and VLAN tag +stripping/insertion will remain enabled. Please remove the old VLAN filter +before the new VLAN filter is added. For example:: + + ip link set eth0 vf 0 vlan 100 // set vlan 100 for VF 0 + ip link set eth0 vf 0 vlan 0 // Delete vlan 100 + ip link set eth0 vf 0 vlan 200 // set a new vlan 200 for VF 0 + + +Additional Features and Configurations +====================================== + +Jumbo Frames +------------ +Jumbo Frames support is enabled by changing the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) +to a value larger than the default value of 1500. + +Use the ifconfig command to increase the MTU size. For example, enter the +following where <x> is the interface number:: + + ifconfig eth<x> mtu 9000 up + +Alternatively, you can use the ip command as follows:: + + ip link set mtu 9000 dev eth<x> + ip link set up dev eth<x> + +This setting is not saved across reboots. The setting change can be made +permanent by adding 'MTU=9000' to the file: + +- For RHEL: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth<x> +- For SLES: /etc/sysconfig/network/<config_file> + +NOTE: The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 15342. This value coincides +with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 15364 bytes. + +NOTE: This driver will attempt to use multiple page sized buffers to receive +each jumbo packet. This should help to avoid buffer starvation issues when +allocating receive packets. + + +Generic Receive Offload, aka GRO +-------------------------------- +The driver supports the in-kernel software implementation of GRO. GRO has +shown that by coalescing Rx traffic into larger chunks of data, CPU +utilization can be significantly reduced when under large Rx load. GRO is an +evolution of the previously-used LRO interface. GRO is able to coalesce +other protocols besides TCP. It's also safe to use with configurations that +are problematic for LRO, namely bridging and iSCSI. + + + +Supported ethtool Commands and Options for Filtering +---------------------------------------------------- +-n --show-nfc + Retrieves the receive network flow classification configurations. + +rx-flow-hash tcp4|udp4|ah4|esp4|sctp4|tcp6|udp6|ah6|esp6|sctp6 + Retrieves the hash options for the specified network traffic type. + +-N --config-nfc + Configures the receive network flow classification. + +rx-flow-hash tcp4|udp4|ah4|esp4|sctp4|tcp6|udp6|ah6|esp6|sctp6 m|v|t|s|d|f|n|r + Configures the hash options for the specified network traffic type. + +- udp4: UDP over IPv4 +- udp6: UDP over IPv6 +- f Hash on bytes 0 and 1 of the Layer 4 header of the rx packet. +- n Hash on bytes 2 and 3 of the Layer 4 header of the rx packet. + + +Known Issues/Troubleshooting +============================ + +Enabling SR-IOV in a 64-bit Microsoft* Windows Server* 2012/R2 guest OS under Linux KVM +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +KVM Hypervisor/VMM supports direct assignment of a PCIe device to a VM. This +includes traditional PCIe devices, as well as SR-IOV-capable devices based on +the Intel Ethernet Controller XL710. + + +Support +======= +For general information, go to the Intel support website at: + +https://www.intel.com/support/ + +or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at: + +https://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. |