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	igb.txt: Add igb documentation
Add documentation for the igb networking driver. v2: - Removed trailing white space - Removed Ethtool version info - Removed LRO kernel version info Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> Tested-by: Jeff Pieper <jeffrey.e.pieper@intel.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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					Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Network Connection
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					==================================================
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					Intel Gigabit Linux driver.
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					Copyright(c) 1999 - 2010 Intel Corporation.
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					Contents
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					========
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					- Identifying Your Adapter
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					- Additional Configurations
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					- Support
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					Identifying Your Adapter
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					This driver supports all 82575, 82576 and 82580-based Intel (R) gigabit network
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					connections.
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					For specific information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter &
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					Driver ID Guide at:
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					    http://support.intel.com/support/go/network/adapter/idguide.htm
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					Command Line Parameters
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					=======================
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					The default value for each parameter is generally the recommended setting,
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					unless otherwise noted.
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					max_vfs
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					-------
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					Valid Range:   0-7
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					Default Value: 0
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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 function.
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					Additional Configurations
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					=========================
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					  Jumbo Frames
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					  ------------
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					  Jumbo Frames support is enabled by changing the MTU to a value larger than
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					  the default of 1500.  Use the ifconfig command to increase the MTU size.
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					  For example:
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					       ifconfig eth<x> mtu 9000 up
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					  This setting is not saved across reboots.
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					  Notes:
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					  - 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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					  - Using Jumbo Frames at 10 or 100 Mbps may result in poor performance or
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					    loss of link.
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					  Ethtool
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					  -------
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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.
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					  http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel.
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					  Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL)
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					  WoL is configured through the Ethtool* utility.
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					  For instructions on enabling WoL with Ethtool, refer to the Ethtool man page.
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					  WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot.
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					  For this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the igb driver must be
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					  loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system.
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					  Wake On LAN is only supported on port A of multi-port adapters.
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					  Wake On LAN is not supported for the Intel(R) Gigabit VT Quad Port Server
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					  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
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					  for "other" interrupts such as link status change and errors.  All
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					  interrupts are throttled via interrupt moderation.  Interrupt moderation
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					  must be used to avoid interrupt storms while the driver is processing one
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					  interrupt.  The moderation value should be at least as large as the expected
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					  time for the driver to 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
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					  found, the system will fallback to MSI or to Legacy interrupts.
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					  LRO
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					  Large Receive Offload (LRO) is a technique for increasing inbound throughput
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					  of high-bandwidth network connections by reducing CPU overhead. It works by
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					  aggregating multiple incoming packets from a single stream into a larger
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					  buffer before they are passed higher up the networking stack, thus reducing
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					  the number of packets that have to be processed. LRO combines multiple
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					  Ethernet frames into a single receive in the stack, thereby potentially
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					  decreasing CPU utilization for receives.
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					  NOTE: You need to have inet_lro enabled via either the CONFIG_INET_LRO or
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					  CONFIG_INET_LRO_MODULE kernel config option. Additionally, if
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					  CONFIG_INET_LRO_MODULE is used, the inet_lro module needs to be loaded
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					  before the igb driver.
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					  You can verify that the driver is using LRO by looking at these counters in
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					  Ethtool:
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					  lro_aggregated - count of total packets that were combined
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					  lro_flushed - counts the number of packets flushed out of LRO
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					  lro_no_desc - counts the number of times an LRO descriptor was not available
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					  for the LRO packet
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					  NOTE: IPv6 and UDP are not supported by LRO.
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					Support
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					For general information, go to the Intel support website at:
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					    www.intel.com/support/
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					or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at:
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					    http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000
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					If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported
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					kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related
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					to the issue to e1000-devel@lists.sf.net
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