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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt b/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt index eeb68685c788..af77ed3c4172 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt @@ -1,107 +1,126 @@ Linux Base Driver for 10 Gigabit PCI Express Intel(R) Network Connection ======================================================================== -March 10, 2009 - +Intel Gigabit Linux driver. +Copyright(c) 1999 - 2010 Intel Corporation. Contents ======== -- In This Release - Identifying Your Adapter -- Building and Installation - Additional Configurations +- Performance Tuning +- Known Issues - Support +Identifying Your Adapter +======================== +The driver in this release is compatible with 82598 and 82599-based Intel +Network Connections. -In This Release -=============== +For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & +Driver ID Guide at: -This file describes the ixgbe Linux Base Driver for the 10 Gigabit PCI -Express Intel(R) Network Connection. This driver includes support for -Itanium(R)2-based systems. + http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-012904.htm -For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation -supplied with your 10 Gigabit adapter. All hardware requirements listed apply -to use with Linux. +SFP+ Devices with Pluggable Optics +---------------------------------- -The following features are available in this kernel: - - Native VLANs - - Channel Bonding (teaming) - - SNMP - - Generic Receive Offload - - Data Center Bridging +82599-BASED ADAPTERS -Channel Bonding documentation can be found in the Linux kernel source: -/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt +NOTES: If your 82599-based Intel(R) Network Adapter came with Intel optics, or +is an Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter X520-2, then it only supports Intel +optics and/or the direct attach cables listed below. -Ethtool, lspci, and ifconfig can be used to display device and driver -specific information. +When 82599-based SFP+ devices are connected back to back, they should be set to +the same Speed setting via ethtool. Results may vary if you mix speed settings. +82598-based adapters support all passive direct attach cables that comply +with SFF-8431 v4.1 and SFF-8472 v10.4 specifications. Active direct attach +cables are not supported. +Supplier Type Part Numbers -Identifying Your Adapter -======================== +SR Modules +Intel DUAL RATE 1G/10G SFP+ SR (bailed) FTLX8571D3BCV-IT +Intel DUAL RATE 1G/10G SFP+ SR (bailed) AFBR-703SDDZ-IN1 +Intel DUAL RATE 1G/10G SFP+ SR (bailed) AFBR-703SDZ-IN2 +LR Modules +Intel DUAL RATE 1G/10G SFP+ LR (bailed) FTLX1471D3BCV-IT +Intel DUAL RATE 1G/10G SFP+ LR (bailed) AFCT-701SDDZ-IN1 +Intel DUAL RATE 1G/10G SFP+ LR (bailed) AFCT-701SDZ-IN2 -This driver supports devices based on the 82598 controller and the 82599 -controller. +The following is a list of 3rd party SFP+ modules and direct attach cables that +have received some testing. Not all modules are applicable to all devices. -For specific information on identifying which adapter you have, please visit: +Supplier Type Part Numbers - http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-008441.htm +Finisar SFP+ SR bailed, 10g single rate FTLX8571D3BCL +Avago SFP+ SR bailed, 10g single rate AFBR-700SDZ +Finisar SFP+ LR bailed, 10g single rate FTLX1471D3BCL +Finisar DUAL RATE 1G/10G SFP+ SR (No Bail) FTLX8571D3QCV-IT +Avago DUAL RATE 1G/10G SFP+ SR (No Bail) AFBR-703SDZ-IN1 +Finisar DUAL RATE 1G/10G SFP+ LR (No Bail) FTLX1471D3QCV-IT +Avago DUAL RATE 1G/10G SFP+ LR (No Bail) AFCT-701SDZ-IN1 +Finistar 1000BASE-T SFP FCLF8522P2BTL +Avago 1000BASE-T SFP ABCU-5710RZ -Building and Installation -========================= +82599-based adapters support all passive and active limiting direct attach +cables that comply with SFF-8431 v4.1 and SFF-8472 v10.4 specifications. -select m for "Intel(R) 10GbE PCI Express adapters support" located at: - Location: - -> Device Drivers - -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y]) - -> Ethernet (10000 Mbit) (NETDEV_10000 [=y]) +Laser turns off for SFP+ when ifconfig down +------------------------------------------- +"ifconfig down" turns off the laser for 82599-based SFP+ fiber adapters. +"ifconfig up" turns on the later. -1. make modules & make modules_install -2. Load the module: +82598-BASED ADAPTERS -# modprobe ixgbe +NOTES for 82598-Based Adapters: +- Intel(R) Network Adapters that support removable optical modules only support + their original module type (i.e., the Intel(R) 10 Gigabit SR Dual Port + Express Module only supports SR optical modules). If you plug in a different + type of module, the driver will not load. +- Hot Swapping/hot plugging optical modules is not supported. +- Only single speed, 10 gigabit modules are supported. +- LAN on Motherboard (LOMs) may support DA, SR, or LR modules. Other module + types are not supported. Please see your system documentation for details. - The insmod command can be used if the full - path to the driver module is specified. For example: +The following is a list of 3rd party SFP+ modules and direct attach cables that +have received some testing. Not all modules are applicable to all devices. - insmod /lib/modules/<KERNEL VERSION>/kernel/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.ko +Supplier Type Part Numbers - With 2.6 based kernels also make sure that older ixgbe drivers are - removed from the kernel, before loading the new module: +Finisar SFP+ SR bailed, 10g single rate FTLX8571D3BCL +Avago SFP+ SR bailed, 10g single rate AFBR-700SDZ +Finisar SFP+ LR bailed, 10g single rate FTLX1471D3BCL - rmmod ixgbe; modprobe ixgbe +82598-based adapters support all passive direct attach cables that comply +with SFF-8431 v4.1 and SFF-8472 v10.4 specifications. Active direct attach +cables are not supported. -3. Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following, where - x is the interface number: - ifconfig ethx <IP_address> +Flow Control +------------ +Ethernet Flow Control (IEEE 802.3x) can be configured with ethtool to enable +receiving and transmitting pause frames for ixgbe. When TX is enabled, PAUSE +frames are generated when the receive packet buffer crosses a predefined +threshold. When rx is enabled, the transmit unit will halt for the time delay +specified when a PAUSE frame is received. -4. Verify that the interface works. Enter the following, where <IP_address> - is the IP address for another machine on the same subnet as the interface - that is being tested: +Flow Control is enabled by default. If you want to disable a flow control +capable link partner, use ethtool: - ping <IP_address> + ethtool -A eth? autoneg off RX off TX off +NOTE: For 82598 backplane cards entering 1 gig mode, flow control default +behavior is changed to off. Flow control in 1 gig mode on these devices can +lead to Tx hangs. Additional Configurations ========================= - Viewing Link Messages - --------------------- - Link messages will not be displayed to the console if the distribution is - restricting system messages. In order to see network driver link messages on - your console, set dmesg to eight by entering the following: - - dmesg -n 8 - - NOTE: This setting is not saved across reboots. - - Jumbo Frames ------------ The driver supports Jumbo Frames for all adapters. Jumbo Frames support is @@ -123,13 +142,8 @@ Additional Configurations other protocols besides TCP. It's also safe to use with configurations that are problematic for LRO, namely bridging and iSCSI. - GRO is enabled by default in the driver. Future versions of ethtool will - support disabling and re-enabling GRO on the fly. - - Data Center Bridging, aka DCB ----------------------------- - DCB is a configuration Quality of Service implementation in hardware. It uses the VLAN priority tag (802.1p) to filter traffic. That means that there are 8 different priorities that traffic can be filtered into. @@ -163,24 +177,71 @@ Additional Configurations http://e1000.sf.net - Ethtool ------- The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and - diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. Ethtool - version 3.0 or later is required for this functionality. + diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The latest + ethtool version is required for this functionality. The latest release of ethtool can be found from - http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel. + http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/ - - NAPI + FCoE ---- + This release of the ixgbe driver contains new code to enable users to use + Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and Data Center Bridging (DCB) + functionality that is supported by the 82598-based hardware. This code has + no default effect on the regular driver operation, and configuring DCB and + FCoE is outside the scope of this driver README. Refer to + http://www.open-fcoe.org/ for FCoE project information and contact + e1000-eedc@lists.sourceforge.net for DCB information. + + MAC and VLAN anti-spoofing feature + ---------------------------------- + When a malicious driver attempts to send a spoofed packet, it is dropped by + the hardware and not transmitted. An interrupt is sent to the PF driver + notifying it of the spoof attempt. + + When a spoofed packet is detected the PF driver will send the following + message to the system log (displayed by the "dmesg" command): + + Spoof event(s) detected on VF (n) + + Where n=the VF that attempted to do the spoofing. + + +Performance Tuning +================== + +An excellent article on performance tuning can be found at: + +http://www.redhat.com/promo/summit/2008/downloads/pdf/Thursday/Mark_Wagner.pdf + + +Known Issues +============ + + Enabling SR-IOV in a 32-bit Microsoft* Windows* Server 2008 Guest OS using + Intel (R) 82576-based GbE or Intel (R) 82599-based 10GbE controller under 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 using + Intel 82576-based and 82599-based controllers. + + While direct assignment of a PCIe device or an SR-IOV Virtual Function (VF) + to a Linux-based VM running 2.6.32 or later kernel works fine, there is a + known issue with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 VM that results in a "yellow + bang" error. This problem is within the KVM VMM itself, not the Intel driver, + or the SR-IOV logic of the VMM, but rather that KVM emulates an older CPU + model for the guests, and this older CPU model does not support MSI-X + interrupts, which is a requirement for Intel SR-IOV. - NAPI (Rx polling mode) is supported in the ixgbe driver. NAPI is enabled - by default in the driver. + If you wish to use the Intel 82576 or 82599-based controllers in SR-IOV mode + with KVM and a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 guest try the following + workaround. The workaround is to tell KVM to emulate a different model of CPU + when using qemu to create the KVM guest: - See www.cyberus.ca/~hadi/usenix-paper.tgz for more information on NAPI. + "-cpu qemu64,model=13" Support |