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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/e100.rst | 112 | ||||
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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/strparser.txt | 2 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e100.rst b/Documentation/networking/e100.rst index d4d837027925..9708f5fa76de 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/e100.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/e100.rst @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +============================================================== Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/100 Family of Adapters ============================================================== @@ -86,83 +87,84 @@ Event Log Message Level: The driver uses the message level flag to log events Additional Configurations ========================= - Configuring the Driver on Different Distributions - ------------------------------------------------- +Configuring the Driver on Different Distributions +------------------------------------------------- - Configuring a network driver to load properly when the system is started is - distribution dependent. Typically, the configuration process involves adding - an alias line to /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf as well as editing other system - startup scripts and/or configuration files. Many popular Linux - distributions ship with tools to make these changes for you. To learn the - proper way to configure a network device for your system, refer to your - distribution documentation. If during this process you are asked for the - driver or module name, the name for the Linux Base Driver for the Intel - PRO/100 Family of Adapters is e100. +Configuring a network driver to load properly when the system is started +is distribution dependent. Typically, the configuration process involves +adding an alias line to /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf as well as editing other +system startup scripts and/or configuration files. Many popular Linux +distributions ship with tools to make these changes for you. To learn +the proper way to configure a network device for your system, refer to +your distribution documentation. If during this process you are asked +for the driver or module name, the name for the Linux Base Driver for +the Intel PRO/100 Family of Adapters is e100. - As an example, if you install the e100 driver for two PRO/100 adapters - (eth0 and eth1), add the following to a configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/ +As an example, if you install the e100 driver for two PRO/100 adapters +(eth0 and eth1), add the following to a configuration file in +/etc/modprobe.d/:: alias eth0 e100 alias eth1 e100 - Viewing Link Messages - --------------------- - In order to see link messages and other Intel driver information on your - console, you must set the dmesg level up to six. This can be done by - entering the following on the command line before loading the e100 driver:: - - dmesg -n 6 +Viewing Link Messages +--------------------- - If you wish to see all messages issued by the driver, including debug - messages, set the dmesg level to eight. +In order to see link messages and other Intel driver information on your +console, you must set the dmesg level up to six. This can be done by +entering the following on the command line before loading the e100 +driver:: - NOTE: This setting is not saved across reboots. + dmesg -n 6 +If you wish to see all messages issued by the driver, including debug +messages, set the dmesg level to eight. - ethtool - ------- +NOTE: This setting is not saved across reboots. - The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and - diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The ethtool - version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality. +ethtool +------- - The latest release of ethtool can be found from - https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/ +The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and +diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The ethtool +version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality. - Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL) - --------------------------- - WoL is provided through the ethtool* utility. For instructions on enabling - WoL with ethtool, refer to the ethtool man page. +The latest release of ethtool can be found from +https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/ - WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot. For - this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e100 driver must be - loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system. +Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL) +--------------------------- +WoL is provided through the ethtool* utility. For instructions on +enabling WoL with ethtool, refer to the ethtool man page. WoL will be +enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot. For this +driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e100 driver must be loaded +when shutting down or rebooting the system. - NAPI - ---- +NAPI +---- - NAPI (Rx polling mode) is supported in the e100 driver. +NAPI (Rx polling mode) is supported in the e100 driver. - See https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/napi for more information - on NAPI. +See https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/napi for more +information on NAPI. - Multiple Interfaces on Same Ethernet Broadcast Network - ------------------------------------------------------ +Multiple Interfaces on Same Ethernet Broadcast Network +------------------------------------------------------ - Due to the default ARP behavior on Linux, it is not possible to have - one system on two IP networks in the same Ethernet broadcast domain - (non-partitioned switch) behave as expected. All Ethernet interfaces - will respond to IP traffic for any IP address assigned to the system. - This results in unbalanced receive traffic. +Due to the default ARP behavior on Linux, it is not possible to have one +system on two IP networks in the same Ethernet broadcast domain +(non-partitioned switch) behave as expected. All Ethernet interfaces +will respond to IP traffic for any IP address assigned to the system. +This results in unbalanced receive traffic. - If you have multiple interfaces in a server, either turn on ARP - filtering by +If you have multiple interfaces in a server, either turn on ARP +filtering by - (1) entering:: echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/arp_filter - (this only works if your kernel's version is higher than 2.4.5), or +(1) entering:: echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/arp_filter + (this only works if your kernel's version is higher than 2.4.5), or - (2) installing the interfaces in separate broadcast domains (either - in different switches or in a switch partitioned to VLANs). +(2) installing the interfaces in separate broadcast domains (either + in different switches or in a switch partitioned to VLANs). Support diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e1000.rst b/Documentation/networking/e1000.rst index 616848940e63..144b87eef153 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/e1000.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/e1000.rst @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +=========================================================== Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Ethernet Network Connection =========================================================== @@ -354,57 +355,58 @@ previously mentioned to force the adapter to the same speed and duplex. Additional Configurations ========================= - Jumbo Frames - ------------ - Jumbo Frames support is enabled by changing the MTU to a value larger than - the default of 1500. Use the ifconfig command to increase the MTU size. - For example:: +Jumbo Frames +------------ +Jumbo Frames support is enabled by changing the MTU to a value larger +than the default of 1500. Use the ifconfig command to increase the MTU +size. For example:: ifconfig eth<x> mtu 9000 up - This setting is not saved across reboots. It can be made permanent if - you add:: +This setting is not saved across reboots. It can be made permanent if +you add:: MTU=9000 - to the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth<x>. This example - applies to the Red Hat distributions; other distributions may store this - setting in a different location. +to the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth<x>. This example +applies to the Red Hat distributions; other distributions may store this +setting in a different location. + +Notes: Degradation in throughput performance may be observed in some +Jumbo frames environments. If this is observed, increasing the +application's socket buffer size and/or increasing the +/proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_*mem entry values may help. See the specific +application manual and /usr/src/linux*/Documentation/ +networking/ip-sysctl.txt for more details. - Notes: - Degradation in throughput performance may be observed in some Jumbo frames - environments. If this is observed, increasing the application's socket buffer - size and/or increasing the /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_*mem entry values may help. - See the specific application manual and /usr/src/linux*/Documentation/ - networking/ip-sysctl.txt for more details. +- The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 16110. This value + coincides with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 16128. - - The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 16110. This value coincides - with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 16128. +- Using Jumbo frames at 10 or 100 Mbps is not supported and may result + in poor performance or loss of link. - - Using Jumbo frames at 10 or 100 Mbps is not supported and may result in - poor performance or loss of link. +- Adapters based on the Intel(R) 82542 and 82573V/E controller do not + support Jumbo Frames. These correspond to the following product names: + Intel(R) PRO/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter Intel(R) PRO/1000 PM Network + Connection - - Adapters based on the Intel(R) 82542 and 82573V/E controller do not - support Jumbo Frames. These correspond to the following product names: - Intel(R) PRO/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter - Intel(R) PRO/1000 PM Network Connection +ethtool +------- +The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and +diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The ethtool +version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality. - ethtool - ------- - The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and - diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The ethtool - version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality. +The latest release of ethtool can be found from +https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/ - The latest release of ethtool can be found from - https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/ +Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL) +--------------------------- +WoL is configured through the ethtool* utility. - Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL) - --------------------------- - WoL is configured through the ethtool* utility. +WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot. +For this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e1000 driver must be +loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system. - WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot. - For this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e1000 driver must be - loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system. Support ======= diff --git a/Documentation/networking/strparser.txt b/Documentation/networking/strparser.txt index 13081b3decef..a7d354ddda7b 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/strparser.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/strparser.txt @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void strp_pause(struct strparser *strp) Temporarily pause a stream parser. Message parsing is suspended and no new messages are delivered to the upper layer. -void strp_pause(struct strparser *strp) +void strp_unpause(struct strparser *strp) Unpause a paused stream parser. |