From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Kirsher Subject: [RFC PATCH 12/12] ixgbevf: Kconfig, Makefile and Documentation Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:16:53 -0800 Message-ID: <20091208221652.28373.22254.stgit@localhost.localdomain> References: <20091208221258.28373.16663.stgit@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: gospo@redhat.com, Greg Rose , Jeff Kirsher To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from qmta09.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.96]:47448 "EHLO QMTA09.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S966553AbZLHWRD (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:17:03 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20091208221258.28373.16663.stgit@localhost.localdomain> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: Greg Rose Modifications for the Kconfig and network device Makefile to add the ixgbevf driver module to the kernel and documentation. Signed-off-by: Greg Rose Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher --- Documentation/networking/ixgbevf.txt | 94 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ drivers/net/Kconfig | 21 ++++++++ drivers/net/Makefile | 1 3 files changed, 116 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100755 Documentation/networking/ixgbevf.txt diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ixgbevf.txt b/Documentation/networking/ixgbevf.txt new file mode 100755 index 0000000..4981426 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/ixgbevf.txt @@ -0,0 +1,94 @@ +Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Network Connection +================================================== + +November 24, 2009 + +Contents +======== + +- In This Release +- Identifying Your Adapter +- Known Issues/Troubleshooting +- Support + +In This Release +=============== + +This file describes the ixgbevf Linux* Base Driver for Intel Network +Connection. + +The ixgbevf driver supports 82599-based virtual function devices that can only +be activated on kernels with CONFIG_PCI_IOV enabled. + +The ixgbevf driver supports virtual functions generated by the ixgbe driver +with a max_vfs value of 1 or greater. + +The guest OS loading the ixgbevf driver must support MSI-X interrupts. + +VLANs: There is a limit of a total of 32 shared VLANs to 1 or more VFs. + +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 +============================ + + Intel(R) Active Management Technology 2.0, 2.1, 2.5 not supported in + conjunction with Linux driver + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Unloading Physical Function (PF) Driver Causes System Reboots When VM is + Running and VF is Loaded on the VM + ------------------------------------------------------------------------ + Do not unload the PF driver (ixgbe) while VFs are assigned to guests. + +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 ixgbevf-devel@lists.sf.net + +License +======= + +Intel Gigabit Linux driver. +Copyright(c) 1999 - 2008 Intel Corporation. + +This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it +under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License, +version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation. + +This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT +ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or +FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for +more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with +this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., +51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. + +The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in +the file called "COPYING". + +Trademarks +========== + +Intel, Itanium, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of +Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other +countries. + +* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig index 0bbd5ae..a484415 100644 --- a/drivers/net/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig @@ -2614,6 +2614,27 @@ config IXGBE_DCB If unsure, say N. +config IXGBEVF + tristate "Intel(R) 82599 Virtual Function Ethernet support" + depends on PCI + ---help--- + This driver supports Intel(R) 82599 virtual functions. For more + information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & + Driver ID Guide at: + + + + For general information and support, go to the Intel support + website at: + + + + More specific information on configuring the driver is in + . + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module + will be called ixgbevf. + config IXGB tristate "Intel(R) PRO/10GbE support" depends on PCI diff --git a/drivers/net/Makefile b/drivers/net/Makefile index 246323d..da7658b 100644 --- a/drivers/net/Makefile +++ b/drivers/net/Makefile @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_IBM_NEW_EMAC) += ibm_newemac/ obj-$(CONFIG_IGB) += igb/ obj-$(CONFIG_IGBVF) += igbvf/ obj-$(CONFIG_IXGBE) += ixgbe/ +obj-$(CONFIG_IXGBEVF) += ixgbevf/ obj-$(CONFIG_IXGB) += ixgb/ obj-$(CONFIG_IP1000) += ipg.o obj-$(CONFIG_CHELSIO_T1) += chelsio/