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| author |   Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> | 2013-08-23 17:19:23 -0700 |
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| committer |   David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2013-08-27 16:05:26 -0400 |
| commit | d7064f4c192c19958c72b13cd9556815bedc0432 (patch) | |
| tree | c462f3a870a3b64736df6cdea0086289f2362874 /Documentation/networking/e1000e.txt | |
| parent | bna: firmware update to 3.2.1.1 (diff) | |
| download | linux-dev-d7064f4c192c19958c72b13cd9556815bedc0432.tar.xz linux-dev-d7064f4c192c19958c72b13cd9556815bedc0432.zip | |
Documentation/networking/: Update Intel wired LAN driver documentation
Updates the documentation to the Intel wired LAN drivers.
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Tested-by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@intel.com>
Tested-by: Phil Schmitt <phillip.j.schmitt@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking/e1000e.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/e1000e.txt | 16 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e1000e.txt b/Documentation/networking/e1000e.txt index 97b5ba942ebf..ad2d9f38ce14 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/e1000e.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/e1000e.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ -Linux* Driver for Intel(R) Network Connection -============================================= +Linux* Driver for Intel(R) Ethernet Network Connection +====================================================== Intel Gigabit Linux driver. -Copyright(c) 1999 - 2010 Intel Corporation. +Copyright(c) 1999 - 2013 Intel Corporation. Contents ======== @@ -259,13 +259,16 @@ Additional Configurations - The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 9216. This value coincides with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 9234 bytes. - - Using Jumbo Frames at 10 or 100 Mbps is not supported and may result in + - Using Jumbo frames at 10 or 100 Mbps is not supported and may result in poor performance or loss of link. - Some adapters limit Jumbo Frames sized packets to a maximum of 4096 bytes and some adapters do not support Jumbo Frames. - Ethtool + - Jumbo Frames cannot be configured on an 82579-based Network device, if + MACSec is enabled on the system. + + ethtool ------- The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. We @@ -273,6 +276,9 @@ Additional Configurations http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/ + NOTE: When validating enable/disable tests on some parts (82578, for example) + you need to add a few seconds between tests when working with ethtool. + Speed and Duplex ---------------- Speed and Duplex are configured through the ethtool* utility. For |