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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2009-04-02 21:05:30 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2009-04-02 21:05:30 -0700 |
commit | ef8a97bbc92ec07e3a07a81cc011dc549f8c7a23 (patch) | |
tree | 82a95f16d9236bc35a4cfd42ba8cab61981efda8 /Documentation | |
parent | 4f032ac4122a77dbabf7a24b2739b2790448180f (diff) | |
parent | 6c8ad3b07f7d9efdc41396db6da0aed906922701 (diff) |
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6: (54 commits)
glge: remove unused #include <version.h>
dnet: remove unused #include <version.h>
tcp: miscounts due to tcp_fragment pcount reset
tcp: add helper for counter tweaking due mid-wq change
hso: fix for the 'invalid frame length' messages
hso: fix for crash when unplugging the device
fsl_pq_mdio: Fix compile failure
fsl_pq_mdio: Revive UCC MDIO support
ucc_geth: Pass proper device to DMA routines, otherwise oops happens
i.MX31: Fixing cs89x0 network building to i.MX31ADS
tc35815: Fix build error if NAPI enabled
hso: add Vendor/Product ID's for new devices
ucc_geth: Remove unused header
gianfar: Remove unused header
kaweth: Fix locking to be SMP-safe
net: allow multiple dev per napi with GRO
r8169: reset IntrStatus after chip reset
ixgbe: Fix potential memory leak/driver panic issue while setting up Tx & Rx ring parameters
ixgbe: fix ethtool -A|a behavior
ixgbe: Patch to fix driver panic while freeing up tx & rx resources
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/vxge.txt | 100 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/vxge.txt b/Documentation/networking/vxge.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d2e2997e6fa0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/vxge.txt @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +Neterion's (Formerly S2io) X3100 Series 10GbE PCIe Server Adapter Linux driver +============================================================================== + +Contents +-------- + +1) Introduction +2) Features supported +3) Configurable driver parameters +4) Troubleshooting + +1) Introduction: +---------------- +This Linux driver supports all Neterion's X3100 series 10 GbE PCIe I/O +Virtualized Server adapters. +The X3100 series supports four modes of operation, configurable via +firmware - + Single function mode + Multi function mode + SRIOV mode + MRIOV mode +The functions share a 10GbE link and the pci-e bus, but hardly anything else +inside the ASIC. Features like independent hw reset, statistics, bandwidth/ +priority allocation and guarantees, GRO, TSO, interrupt moderation etc are +supported independently on each function. + +(See below for a complete list of features supported for both IPv4 and IPv6) + +2) Features supported: +---------------------- + +i) Single function mode (up to 17 queues) + +ii) Multi function mode (up to 17 functions) + +iii) PCI-SIG's I/O Virtualization + - Single Root mode: v1.0 (up to 17 functions) + - Multi-Root mode: v1.0 (up to 17 functions) + +iv) Jumbo frames + X3100 Series supports MTU up to 9600 bytes, modifiable using + ifconfig command. + +v) Offloads supported: (Enabled by default) + Checksum offload (TCP/UDP/IP) on transmit and receive paths + TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO) on transmit path + Generic Receive Offload (GRO) on receive path + +vi) MSI-X: (Enabled by default) + Resulting in noticeable performance improvement (up to 7% on certain + platforms). + +vii) NAPI: (Enabled by default) + For better Rx interrupt moderation. + +viii)RTH (Receive Traffic Hash): (Enabled by default) + Receive side steering for better scaling. + +ix) Statistics + Comprehensive MAC-level and software statistics displayed using + "ethtool -S" option. + +x) Multiple hardware queues: (Enabled by default) + Up to 17 hardware based transmit and receive data channels, with + multiple steering options (transmit multiqueue enabled by default). + +3) Configurable driver parameters: +---------------------------------- + +i) max_config_dev + Specifies maximum device functions to be enabled. + Valid range: 1-8 + +ii) max_config_port + Specifies number of ports to be enabled. + Valid range: 1,2 + Default: 1 + +iii)max_config_vpath + Specifies maximum VPATH(s) configured for each device function. + Valid range: 1-17 + +iv) vlan_tag_strip + Enables/disables vlan tag stripping from all received tagged frames that + are not replicated at the internal L2 switch. + Valid range: 0,1 (disabled, enabled respectively) + Default: 1 + +v) addr_learn_en + Enable learning the mac address of the guest OS interface in + virtualization environment. + Valid range: 0,1 (disabled, enabled respectively) + Default: 0 + +4) Troubleshooting: +------------------- + +To resolve an issue with the source code or X3100 series adapter, please collect +the statistics, register dumps using ethool, relevant logs and email them to +support@neterion.com. |