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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
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Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Ethernet Network Connection
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Intel Gigabit Linux driver.
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Copyright(c) 1999-2018 Intel Corporation.
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Contents
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========
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- Identifying Your Adapter
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- Command Line Parameters
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- Additional Configurations
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- Support
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Identifying Your Adapter
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For information on how to identify your adapter, and for the latest Intel
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network drivers, refer to the Intel Support website:
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http://www.intel.com/support
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Command Line Parameters
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If the driver is built as a module, the following optional parameters are used
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by entering them on the command line with the modprobe command using this
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syntax::
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modprobe igb [<option>=<VAL1>,<VAL2>,...]
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There needs to be a <VAL#> for each network port in the system supported by
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this driver. The values will be applied to each instance, in function order.
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For example::
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modprobe igb max_vfs=2,4
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In this case, there are two network ports supported by igb in the system.
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NOTE: A descriptor describes a data buffer and attributes related to the data
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buffer. This information is accessed by the hardware.
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max_vfs
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:Valid Range: 0-7
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This parameter adds support for SR-IOV. It causes the driver to spawn up to
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max_vfs worth of virtual functions. If the value is greater than 0 it will
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also force the VMDq parameter to be 1 or more.
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The parameters for the driver are referenced by position. Thus, if you have a
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dual port adapter, or more than one adapter in your system, and want N virtual
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functions per port, you must specify a number for each port with each parameter
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separated by a comma. For example::
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modprobe igb max_vfs=4
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This will spawn 4 VFs on the first port.
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modprobe igb max_vfs=2,4
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This will spawn 2 VFs on the first port and 4 VFs on the second port.
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NOTE: Caution must be used in loading the driver with these parameters.
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Depending on your system configuration, number of slots, etc., it is impossible
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to predict in all cases where the positions would be on the command line.
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NOTE: Neither the device nor the driver control how VFs are mapped into config
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space. Bus layout will vary by operating system. On operating systems that
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support it, you can check sysfs to find the mapping.
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NOTE: When either SR-IOV mode or VMDq mode is enabled, hardware VLAN filtering
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and VLAN tag stripping/insertion will remain enabled. Please remove the old
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VLAN filter before the new VLAN filter is added. For example::
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ip link set eth0 vf 0 vlan 100 // set vlan 100 for VF 0
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ip link set eth0 vf 0 vlan 0 // Delete vlan 100
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ip link set eth0 vf 0 vlan 200 // set a new vlan 200 for VF 0
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Debug
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-----
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:Valid Range: 0-16 (0=none,...,16=all)
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:Default Value: 0
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This parameter adjusts the level debug messages displayed in the system logs.
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Additional Features and Configurations
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Jumbo Frames
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Jumbo Frames support is enabled by changing the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU)
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to a value larger than the default value of 1500.
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Use the ifconfig command to increase the MTU size. For example, enter the
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following where <x> is the interface number::
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ifconfig eth<x> mtu 9000 up
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Alternatively, you can use the ip command as follows::
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ip link set mtu 9000 dev eth<x>
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ip link set up dev eth<x>
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This setting is not saved across reboots. The setting change can be made
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permanent by adding 'MTU=9000' to the file:
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- For RHEL: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth<x>
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- For SLES: /etc/sysconfig/network/<config_file>
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NOTE: The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 9216. This value coincides
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with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 9234 bytes.
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NOTE: Using Jumbo frames at 10 or 100 Mbps is not supported and may result in
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poor performance or loss of link.
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ethtool
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The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and
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diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The latest ethtool
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version is required for this functionality. Download it at:
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https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
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Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL)
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WoL is configured through the ethtool* utility.
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WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot. For
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this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the igb driver must be loaded
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prior to shutting down or suspending the system.
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NOTE: Wake on LAN is only supported on port A of multi-port devices. Also
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Wake On LAN is not supported for the following device:
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- Intel(R) Gigabit VT Quad Port Server Adapter
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Multiqueue
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In this mode, a separate MSI-X vector is allocated for each queue and one for
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"other" interrupts such as link status change and errors. All interrupts are
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throttled via interrupt moderation. Interrupt moderation must be used to avoid
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interrupt storms while the driver is processing one interrupt. The moderation
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value should be at least as large as the expected time for the driver to
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process an interrupt. Multiqueue is off by default.
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REQUIREMENTS: MSI-X support is required for Multiqueue. If MSI-X is not found,
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the system will fallback to MSI or to Legacy interrupts. This driver supports
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receive multiqueue on all kernels that support MSI-X.
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NOTE: On some kernels a reboot is required to switch between single queue mode
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and multiqueue mode or vice-versa.
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MAC and VLAN anti-spoofing feature
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When a malicious driver attempts to send a spoofed packet, it is dropped by the
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hardware and not transmitted.
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An interrupt is sent to the PF driver notifying it of the spoof attempt. When a
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spoofed packet is detected, the PF driver will send the following message to
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the system log (displayed by the "dmesg" command):
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Spoof event(s) detected on VF(n), where n = the VF that attempted to do the
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spoofing
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Setting MAC Address, VLAN and Rate Limit Using IProute2 Tool
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You can set a MAC address of a Virtual Function (VF), a default VLAN and the
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rate limit using the IProute2 tool. Download the latest version of the
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IProute2 tool from Sourceforge if your version does not have all the features
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you require.
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Support
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For general information, go to the Intel support website at:
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https://www.intel.com/support/
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or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at:
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https://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000
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If an issue is identified with the released source code on a supported kernel
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with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the issue
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to e1000-devel@lists.sf.net.
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