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1 | Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Network Connection |
2 | ================================================== | |
3 | ||
4 | November 24, 2009 | |
5 | ||
6 | Contents | |
7 | ======== | |
8 | ||
9 | - In This Release | |
10 | - Identifying Your Adapter | |
11 | - Known Issues/Troubleshooting | |
12 | - Support | |
13 | ||
14 | In This Release | |
15 | =============== | |
16 | ||
17 | This file describes the ixgbevf Linux* Base Driver for Intel Network | |
18 | Connection. | |
19 | ||
20 | The ixgbevf driver supports 82599-based virtual function devices that can only | |
21 | be activated on kernels with CONFIG_PCI_IOV enabled. | |
22 | ||
23 | The ixgbevf driver supports virtual functions generated by the ixgbe driver | |
24 | with a max_vfs value of 1 or greater. | |
25 | ||
26 | The guest OS loading the ixgbevf driver must support MSI-X interrupts. | |
27 | ||
28 | VLANs: There is a limit of a total of 32 shared VLANs to 1 or more VFs. | |
29 | ||
30 | Identifying Your Adapter | |
31 | ======================== | |
32 | ||
33 | For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & | |
34 | Driver ID Guide at: | |
35 | ||
36 | http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-008441.htm | |
37 | ||
38 | Known Issues/Troubleshooting | |
39 | ============================ | |
40 | ||
41 | Unloading Physical Function (PF) Driver Causes System Reboots When VM is | |
42 | Running and VF is Loaded on the VM | |
43 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |
44 | Do not unload the PF driver (ixgbe) while VFs are assigned to guests. | |
45 | ||
46 | Support | |
47 | ======= | |
48 | ||
49 | For general information, go to the Intel support website at: | |
50 | ||
51 | http://support.intel.com | |
52 | ||
53 | or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at: | |
54 | ||
55 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000 | |
56 | ||
57 | If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported | |
58 | kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related | |
59 | to the issue to e1000-devel@lists.sf.net | |
60 | ||
61 | License | |
62 | ======= | |
63 | ||
64 | Intel 10 Gigabit Linux driver. | |
65 | Copyright(c) 1999 - 2009 Intel Corporation. | |
66 | ||
67 | This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it | |
68 | under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License, | |
69 | version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation. | |
70 | ||
71 | This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT | |
72 | ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or | |
73 | FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for | |
74 | more details. | |
75 | ||
76 | You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with | |
77 | this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., | |
78 | 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. | |
79 | ||
80 | The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in | |
81 | the file called "COPYING". | |
82 | ||
83 | Trademarks | |
84 | ========== | |
85 | ||
86 | Intel, Itanium, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of | |
87 | Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other | |
88 | countries. | |
89 | ||
90 | * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. |