1.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
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4Linux Base Virtual Function Driver for Intel(R) 10G Ethernet
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6
7Intel 10 Gigabit Virtual Function Linux driver.
8Copyright(c) 1999-2018 Intel Corporation.
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10Contents
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12
13- Identifying Your Adapter
14- Known Issues
15- Support
16
17This driver supports 82599, X540, X550, and X552-based virtual function devices
18that can only be activated on kernels that support SR-IOV.
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20For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation
21supplied with your Intel adapter. All hardware requirements listed apply to use
22with Linux.
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25Identifying Your Adapter
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27The driver is compatible with devices based on the following:
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29  * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller 82598
30  * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller 82599
31  * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X520
32  * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X540
33  * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller x550
34  * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X552
35  * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X553
36
37For information on how to identify your adapter, and for the latest Intel
38network drivers, refer to the Intel Support website:
39https://www.intel.com/support
40
41Known Issues/Troubleshooting
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44SR-IOV requires the correct platform and OS support.
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46The guest OS loading this driver must support MSI-X interrupts.
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48This driver is only supported as a loadable module at this time. Intel is not
49supplying patches against the kernel source to allow for static linking of the
50drivers.
51
52VLANs: There is a limit of a total of 64 shared VLANs to 1 or more VFs.
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55Support
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57For general information, go to the Intel support website at:
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59https://www.intel.com/support/
60
61or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at:
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63https://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000
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65If an issue is identified with the released source code on a supported kernel
66with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the issue
67to e1000-devel@lists.sf.net.
68