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| author | Shannon Nelson <snelson@pensando.io> | 2019-09-03 15:28:04 -0700 |
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| committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2019-09-05 09:24:43 +0200 |
| commit | df69ba43217d3cf4215c83c0627ce98a26e56e7c (patch) | |
| tree | c2b959660ec3159575f9249cfb2339f4886c4beb /Documentation | |
| parent | 7d5aa9a524db04c1bf65a49442ac0b5186f70857 (diff) | |
ionic: Add basic framework for IONIC Network device driver
This patch adds a basic driver framework for the Pensando IONIC
network device. There is no functionality right now other than
the ability to load and unload.
Signed-off-by: Shannon Nelson <snelson@pensando.io>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/device_drivers/index.rst | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/device_drivers/pensando/ionic.rst | 43 |
2 files changed, 44 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/index.rst b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/index.rst index 2b7fefe72351..57fec66c5419 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/index.rst @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Contents: intel/ice google/gve mellanox/mlx5 + pensando/ionic .. only:: subproject diff --git a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/pensando/ionic.rst b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/pensando/ionic.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..67b6839d516b --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/pensando/ionic.rst @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ + +========================================================== +Linux* Driver for the Pensando(R) Ethernet adapter family +========================================================== + +Pensando Linux Ethernet driver. +Copyright(c) 2019 Pensando Systems, Inc + +Contents +======== + +- Identifying the Adapter +- Support + +Identifying the Adapter +======================= + +To find if one or more Pensando PCI Ethernet devices are installed on the +host, check for the PCI devices:: + + $ lspci -d 1dd8: + b5:00.0 Ethernet controller: Device 1dd8:1002 + b6:00.0 Ethernet controller: Device 1dd8:1002 + +If such devices are listed as above, then the ionic.ko driver should find +and configure them for use. There should be log entries in the kernel +messages such as these:: + + $ dmesg | grep ionic + ionic Pensando Ethernet NIC Driver, ver 0.15.0-k + ionic 0000:b5:00.0 enp181s0: renamed from eth0 + ionic 0000:b6:00.0 enp182s0: renamed from eth0 + +Support +======= +For general Linux networking support, please use the netdev mailing +list, which is monitored by Pensando personnel:: + netdev@vger.kernel.org + +For more specific support needs, please use the Pensando driver support +email:: + drivers@pensando.io |