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| author |   Greg Rose <gregory.v.rose@intel.com> | 2013-12-21 06:13:16 +0000 |
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| committer |   Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> | 2013-12-31 16:27:49 -0800 |
| commit | 105bf2fe6b320a10ab1a21a569ef6e8dd22525f3 (patch) | |
| tree | 77ba249edf297c8011ea7e38f69c8e312cd95238 /Documentation/networking | |
| parent | i40evf: init code and hardware support (diff) | |
| download | linux-dev-105bf2fe6b320a10ab1a21a569ef6e8dd22525f3.tar.xz linux-dev-105bf2fe6b320a10ab1a21a569ef6e8dd22525f3.zip | |
i40evf: add driver to kernel build system
Modify the existing Kconfig, Makefile, and MAINTAINERS to add the driver
to the kernel. Add a Makefile and a documentation
Signed-off-by: Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Rose <gregory.v.rose@intel.com>
Tested-by: Sibai Li <sibai.li@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/i40evf.txt | 47 |
1 files changed, 47 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/i40evf.txt b/Documentation/networking/i40evf.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..21e41271af79 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/i40evf.txt @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Network Connection +================================================== + +Intel XL710 X710 Virtual Function Linux driver. +Copyright(c) 2013 Intel Corporation. + +Contents +======== + +- Identifying Your Adapter +- Known Issues/Troubleshooting +- Support + +This file describes the i40evf Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) XL710 +X710 Virtual Function. + +The i40evf driver supports XL710 and X710 virtual function devices that +can only be activated on kernels with CONFIG_PCI_IOV enabled. + +The guest OS loading the i40evf driver must support MSI-X interrupts. + +Identifying Your Adapter +======================== + +For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & +Driver ID Guide at: + + http://support.intel.com/support/go/network/adapter/idguide.htm + +Known Issues/Troubleshooting +============================ + + +Support +======= + +For general information, go to the Intel support website at: + + http://support.intel.com + +or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at: + + http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000 + +If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported +kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related +to the issue to e1000-devel@lists.sf.net |