0001 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
0002
0003 ===========================================================
0004 Linux Base Virtual Function Driver for Intel(R) 1G Ethernet
0005 ===========================================================
0006
0007 Intel Gigabit Virtual Function Linux driver.
0008 Copyright(c) 1999-2018 Intel Corporation.
0009
0010 Contents
0011 ========
0012 - Identifying Your Adapter
0013 - Additional Configurations
0014 - Support
0015
0016 This driver supports Intel 82576-based virtual function devices-based virtual
0017 function devices that can only be activated on kernels that support SR-IOV.
0018
0019 SR-IOV requires the correct platform and OS support.
0020
0021 The guest OS loading this driver must support MSI-X interrupts.
0022
0023 For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation
0024 supplied with your Intel adapter. All hardware requirements listed apply to use
0025 with Linux.
0026
0027 Driver information can be obtained using ethtool, lspci, and ifconfig.
0028 Instructions on updating ethtool can be found in the section Additional
0029 Configurations later in this document.
0030
0031 NOTE: There is a limit of a total of 32 shared VLANs to 1 or more VFs.
0032
0033
0034 Identifying Your Adapter
0035 ========================
0036 For information on how to identify your adapter, and for the latest Intel
0037 network drivers, refer to the Intel Support website:
0038 https://www.intel.com/support
0039
0040
0041 Additional Features and Configurations
0042 ======================================
0043
0044 ethtool
0045 -------
0046 The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and
0047 diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The latest ethtool
0048 version is required for this functionality. Download it at:
0049
0050 https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
0051
0052
0053 Support
0054 =======
0055 For general information, go to the Intel support website at:
0056
0057 https://www.intel.com/support/
0058
0059 or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at:
0060
0061 https://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000
0062
0063 If an issue is identified with the released source code on a supported kernel
0064 with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the issue
0065 to e1000-devel@lists.sf.net.
