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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e1000e.txt b/Documentation/networking/e1000e.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 12089547baed..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/networking/e1000e.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,312 +0,0 @@ -Linux* Driver for Intel(R) Ethernet Network Connection -====================================================== - -Intel Gigabit Linux driver. -Copyright(c) 1999 - 2013 Intel Corporation. - -Contents -======== - -- Identifying Your Adapter -- Command Line Parameters -- Additional Configurations -- Support - -Identifying Your Adapter -======================== - -The e1000e driver supports all PCI Express Intel(R) Gigabit Network -Connections, except those that are 82575, 82576 and 82580-based*. - -* NOTE: The Intel(R) PRO/1000 P Dual Port Server Adapter is supported by - the e1000 driver, not the e1000e driver due to the 82546 part being used - behind a PCI Express bridge. - -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 - -For the latest Intel network drivers for Linux, refer to the following -website. In the search field, enter your adapter name or type, or use the -networking link on the left to search for your adapter: - - http://support.intel.com/support/go/network/adapter/home.htm - -Command Line Parameters -======================= - -The default value for each parameter is generally the recommended setting, -unless otherwise noted. - -NOTES: For more information about the InterruptThrottleRate, - RxIntDelay, TxIntDelay, RxAbsIntDelay, and TxAbsIntDelay - parameters, see the application note at: - http://www.intel.com/design/network/applnots/ap450.htm - -InterruptThrottleRate ---------------------- -Valid Range: 0,1,3,4,100-100000 (0=off, 1=dynamic, 3=dynamic conservative, - 4=simplified balancing) -Default Value: 3 - -The driver can limit the amount of interrupts per second that the adapter -will generate for incoming packets. It does this by writing a value to the -adapter that is based on the maximum amount of interrupts that the adapter -will generate per second. - -Setting InterruptThrottleRate to a value greater or equal to 100 -will program the adapter to send out a maximum of that many interrupts -per second, even if more packets have come in. This reduces interrupt -load on the system and can lower CPU utilization under heavy load, -but will increase latency as packets are not processed as quickly. - -The default behaviour of the driver previously assumed a static -InterruptThrottleRate value of 8000, providing a good fallback value for -all traffic types, but lacking in small packet performance and latency. -The hardware can handle many more small packets per second however, and -for this reason an adaptive interrupt moderation algorithm was implemented. - -The driver has two adaptive modes (setting 1 or 3) in which -it dynamically adjusts the InterruptThrottleRate value based on the traffic -that it receives. After determining the type of incoming traffic in the last -timeframe, it will adjust the InterruptThrottleRate to an appropriate value -for that traffic. - -The algorithm classifies the incoming traffic every interval into -classes. Once the class is determined, the InterruptThrottleRate value is -adjusted to suit that traffic type the best. There are three classes defined: -"Bulk traffic", for large amounts of packets of normal size; "Low latency", -for small amounts of traffic and/or a significant percentage of small -packets; and "Lowest latency", for almost completely small packets or -minimal traffic. - -In dynamic conservative mode, the InterruptThrottleRate value is set to 4000 -for traffic that falls in class "Bulk traffic". If traffic falls in the "Low -latency" or "Lowest latency" class, the InterruptThrottleRate is increased -stepwise to 20000. This default mode is suitable for most applications. - -For situations where low latency is vital such as cluster or -grid computing, the algorithm can reduce latency even more when -InterruptThrottleRate is set to mode 1. In this mode, which operates -the same as mode 3, the InterruptThrottleRate will be increased stepwise to -70000 for traffic in class "Lowest latency". - -In simplified mode the interrupt rate is based on the ratio of TX and -RX traffic. If the bytes per second rate is approximately equal, the -interrupt rate will drop as low as 2000 interrupts per second. If the -traffic is mostly transmit or mostly receive, the interrupt rate could -be as high as 8000. - -Setting InterruptThrottleRate to 0 turns off any interrupt moderation -and may improve small packet latency, but is generally not suitable -for bulk throughput traffic. - -NOTE: InterruptThrottleRate takes precedence over the TxAbsIntDelay and - RxAbsIntDelay parameters. In other words, minimizing the receive - and/or transmit absolute delays does not force the controller to - generate more interrupts than what the Interrupt Throttle Rate - allows. - -NOTE: When e1000e is loaded with default settings and multiple adapters - are in use simultaneously, the CPU utilization may increase non- - linearly. In order to limit the CPU utilization without impacting - the overall throughput, we recommend that you load the driver as - follows: - - modprobe e1000e InterruptThrottleRate=3000,3000,3000 - - This sets the InterruptThrottleRate to 3000 interrupts/sec for - the first, second, and third instances of the driver. The range - of 2000 to 3000 interrupts per second works on a majority of - systems and is a good starting point, but the optimal value will - be platform-specific. If CPU utilization is not a concern, use - RX_POLLING (NAPI) and default driver settings. - -RxIntDelay ----------- -Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) -Default Value: 0 - -This value delays the generation of receive interrupts in units of 1.024 -microseconds. Receive interrupt reduction can improve CPU efficiency if -properly tuned for specific network traffic. Increasing this value adds -extra latency to frame reception and can end up decreasing the throughput -of TCP traffic. If the system is reporting dropped receives, this value -may be set too high, causing the driver to run out of available receive -descriptors. - -CAUTION: When setting RxIntDelay to a value other than 0, adapters may - hang (stop transmitting) under certain network conditions. If - this occurs a NETDEV WATCHDOG message is logged in the system - event log. In addition, the controller is automatically reset, - restoring the network connection. To eliminate the potential - for the hang ensure that RxIntDelay is set to 0. - -RxAbsIntDelay -------------- -Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) -Default Value: 8 - -This value, in units of 1.024 microseconds, limits the delay in which a -receive interrupt is generated. Useful only if RxIntDelay is non-zero, -this value ensures that an interrupt is generated after the initial -packet is received within the set amount of time. Proper tuning, -along with RxIntDelay, may improve traffic throughput in specific network -conditions. - -TxIntDelay ----------- -Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) -Default Value: 8 - -This value delays the generation of transmit interrupts in units of -1.024 microseconds. Transmit interrupt reduction can improve CPU -efficiency if properly tuned for specific network traffic. If the -system is reporting dropped transmits, this value may be set too high -causing the driver to run out of available transmit descriptors. - -TxAbsIntDelay -------------- -Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) -Default Value: 32 - -This value, in units of 1.024 microseconds, limits the delay in which a -transmit interrupt is generated. Useful only if TxIntDelay is non-zero, -this value ensures that an interrupt is generated after the initial -packet is sent on the wire within the set amount of time. Proper tuning, -along with TxIntDelay, may improve traffic throughput in specific -network conditions. - -Copybreak ---------- -Valid Range: 0-xxxxxxx (0=off) -Default Value: 256 - -Driver copies all packets below or equaling this size to a fresh RX -buffer before handing it up the stack. - -This parameter is different than other parameters, in that it is a -single (not 1,1,1 etc.) parameter applied to all driver instances and -it is also available during runtime at -/sys/module/e1000e/parameters/copybreak - -SmartPowerDownEnable --------------------- -Valid Range: 0-1 -Default Value: 0 (disabled) - -Allows PHY to turn off in lower power states. The user can set this parameter -in supported chipsets. - -KumeranLockLoss ---------------- -Valid Range: 0-1 -Default Value: 1 (enabled) - -This workaround skips resetting the PHY at shutdown for the initial -silicon releases of ICH8 systems. - -IntMode -------- -Valid Range: 0-2 (0=legacy, 1=MSI, 2=MSI-X) -Default Value: 2 - -Allows changing the interrupt mode at module load time, without requiring a -recompile. If the driver load fails to enable a specific interrupt mode, the -driver will try other interrupt modes, from least to most compatible. The -interrupt order is MSI-X, MSI, Legacy. If specifying MSI (IntMode=1) -interrupts, only MSI and Legacy will be attempted. - -CrcStripping ------------- -Valid Range: 0-1 -Default Value: 1 (enabled) - -Strip the CRC from received packets before sending up the network stack. If -you have a machine with a BMC enabled but cannot receive IPMI traffic after -loading or enabling the driver, try disabling this feature. - -WriteProtectNVM ---------------- -Valid Range: 0,1 -Default Value: 1 - -If set to 1, configure the hardware to ignore all write/erase cycles to the -GbE region in the ICHx NVM (in order to prevent accidental corruption of the -NVM). This feature can be disabled by setting the parameter to 0 during initial -driver load. -NOTE: The machine must be power cycled (full off/on) when enabling NVM writes -via setting the parameter to zero. Once the NVM has been locked (via the -parameter at 1 when the driver loads) it cannot be unlocked except via power -cycle. - -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: - - ifconfig eth<x> mtu 9000 up - - This setting is not saved across reboots. - - Notes: - - - The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 9216. This value coincides - with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 9234 bytes. - - - Using Jumbo frames at 10 or 100 Mbps is not supported and may result in - poor performance or loss of link. - - - Some adapters limit Jumbo Frames sized packets to a maximum of - 4096 bytes and some adapters do not support Jumbo Frames. - - - Jumbo Frames cannot be configured on an 82579-based Network device, if - MACSec is enabled on the system. - - ethtool - ------- - The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and - diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. We - strongly recommend downloading the latest version of ethtool at: - - https://kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/ - - NOTE: When validating enable/disable tests on some parts (82578, for example) - you need to add a few seconds between tests when working with ethtool. - - Speed and Duplex - ---------------- - Speed and Duplex are configured through the ethtool* utility. For - instructions, refer to the ethtool man page. - - Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL) - --------------------------- - WoL is configured 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 e1000e driver must be - loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system. - - In most cases Wake On LAN is only supported on port A for multiple port - adapters. To verify if a port supports Wake on Lan run ethtool eth<X>. - -Support -======= - -For general information, go to the Intel support website at: - - www.intel.com/support/ - -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 e1000-devel@lists.sf.net |