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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX b/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX index 5b01d5cc4e9..b1181ce232d 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX @@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ routing.txt - the new routing mechanism shaper.txt - info on the module that can shape/limit transmitted traffic. -sis900.txt - - SiS 900/7016 Fast Ethernet device driver info. sk98lin.txt - Marvell Yukon Chipset / SysKonnect SK-98xx compliant Gigabit Ethernet Adapter family driver info diff --git a/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2100 b/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2100 index 3ab40379d1c..f3fcaa41f77 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2100 +++ b/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2100 @@ -3,18 +3,18 @@ Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Driver for Linux in support of: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection -Copyright (C) 2003-2005, Intel Corporation +Copyright (C) 2003-2006, Intel Corporation README.ipw2100 -Version: 1.1.3 -Date : October 17, 2005 +Version: git-1.1.5 +Date : January 25, 2006 Index ----------------------------------------------- 0. IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE USING THIS DRIVER 1. Introduction -2. Release 1.1.3 Current Features +2. Release git-1.1.5 Current Features 3. Command Line Parameters 4. Sysfs Helper Files 5. Radio Kill Switch @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ potential fixes and patches, as well as links to the development mailing list for the driver project. -2. Release 1.1.3 Current Supported Features +2. Release git-1.1.5 Current Supported Features ----------------------------------------------- - Managed (BSS) and Ad-Hoc (IBSS) - WEP (shared key and open) @@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ For installation support on the ipw2100 1.1.0 driver on Linux kernels 9. License ----------------------------------------------- - Copyright(c) 2003 - 2005 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. + Copyright(c) 2003 - 2006 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License (version 2) as diff --git a/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200 b/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200 index c6492d3839f..acb30c5dcff 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200 +++ b/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200 @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ both hardware adapters listed above. In this document the Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Driver for Linux will be used to reference the unified driver. -Copyright (C) 2004-2005, Intel Corporation +Copyright (C) 2004-2006, Intel Corporation README.ipw2200 @@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ Index 1.2. Module parameters 1.3. Wireless Extension Private Methods 1.4. Sysfs Helper Files +1.5. Supported channels 2. Ad-Hoc Networking 3. Interacting with Wireless Tools 3.1. iwconfig mode +3.2. iwconfig sens 4. About the Version Numbers 5. Firmware installation 6. Support @@ -314,6 +316,35 @@ For the device level files, see /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200: running ifconfig and is therefore disabled by default. +1.5. Supported channels +----------------------------------------------- + +Upon loading the Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Driver for Linux, a +message stating the detected geography code and the number of 802.11 +channels supported by the card will be displayed in the log. + +The geography code corresponds to a regulatory domain as shown in the +table below. + + Supported channels +Code Geography 802.11bg 802.11a + +--- Restricted 11 0 +ZZF Custom US/Canada 11 8 +ZZD Rest of World 13 0 +ZZA Custom USA & Europe & High 11 13 +ZZB Custom NA & Europe 11 13 +ZZC Custom Japan 11 4 +ZZM Custom 11 0 +ZZE Europe 13 19 +ZZJ Custom Japan 14 4 +ZZR Rest of World 14 0 +ZZH High Band 13 4 +ZZG Custom Europe 13 4 +ZZK Europe 13 24 +ZZL Europe 11 13 + + 2. Ad-Hoc Networking ----------------------------------------------- @@ -353,6 +384,15 @@ When configuring the mode of the adapter, all run-time configured parameters are reset to the value used when the module was loaded. This includes channels, rates, ESSID, etc. +3.2 iwconfig sens +----------------------------------------------- + +The 'iwconfig ethX sens XX' command will not set the signal sensitivity +threshold, as described in iwconfig documentation, but rather the number +of consecutive missed beacons that will trigger handover, i.e. roaming +to another access point. At the same time, it will set the disassociation +threshold to 3 times the given value. + 4. About the Version Numbers ----------------------------------------------- @@ -408,7 +448,7 @@ For general information and support, go to: 7. License ----------------------------------------------- - Copyright(c) 2003 - 2005 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. + Copyright(c) 2003 - 2006 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as diff --git a/Documentation/networking/TODO b/Documentation/networking/TODO deleted file mode 100644 index 66d36ff14ba..00000000000 --- a/Documentation/networking/TODO +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -To-do items for network drivers -------------------------------- - -* Move ethernet crc routine to generic code - -* (for 2.5) Integrate Jamal Hadi Salim's netdev Rx polling API change - -* Audit all net drivers to make sure magic packet / wake-on-lan / - similar features are disabled in the driver by default. - -* Audit all net drivers to make sure the module always prints out a - version string when loaded as a module, but only prints a version - string when built into the kernel if a device is detected. - -* Add ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO ioctl support to all ethernet drivers. - -* dmfe PCI DMA is totally wrong and only works on x86 - diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bcm43xx.txt b/Documentation/networking/bcm43xx.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..28541d2bee1 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/bcm43xx.txt @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ + + BCM43xx Linux Driver Project + ============================ + +About this software +------------------- + +The goal of this project is to develop a linux driver for Broadcom +BCM43xx chips, based on the specification at +http://bcm-specs.sipsolutions.net/ + +The project page is http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/ + + +Requirements +------------ + +1) Linux Kernel 2.6.16 or later + http://www.kernel.org/ + + You may want to configure your kernel with: + + CONFIG_DEBUG_FS (optional): + -> Kernel hacking + -> Debug Filesystem + +2) SoftMAC IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack extension and patched ieee80211 + modules: + http://softmac.sipsolutions.net/ + +3) Firmware Files + + Please try fwcutter. Fwcutter can extract the firmware from various + binary driver files. It supports driver files from Windows, MacOS and + Linux. You can get fwcutter from http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/. + Also, fwcutter comes with a README file for further instructions. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e100.txt b/Documentation/networking/e100.txt index 4ef9f7cd5dc..944aa55e79f 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/e100.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/e100.txt @@ -1,16 +1,17 @@ Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/100 Family of Adapters ============================================================== -November 17, 2004 - +November 15, 2005 Contents ======== - In This Release - Identifying Your Adapter +- Building and Installation - Driver Configuration Parameters - Additional Configurations +- Known Issues - Support @@ -18,18 +19,30 @@ In This Release =============== This file describes the Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/100 Family of -Adapters, version 3.3.x. This driver supports 2.4.x and 2.6.x kernels. +Adapters. This driver includes support for Itanium(R)2-based systems. + +For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation +supplied with your Intel PRO/100 adapter. + +The following features are now available in supported kernels: + - Native VLANs + - Channel Bonding (teaming) + - SNMP + +Channel Bonding documentation can be found in the Linux kernel source: +/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt + Identifying Your Adapter ======================== -For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & +For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & Driver ID Guide at: http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.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 +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://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/support_intel.asp @@ -40,73 +53,75 @@ Driver Configuration Parameters The default value for each parameter is generally the recommended setting, unless otherwise noted. -Rx Descriptors: Number of receive descriptors. A receive descriptor is a data - structure that describes a receive buffer and its attributes to the network - controller. The data in the descriptor is used by the controller to write - data from the controller to host memory. In the 3.0.x driver the valid - range for this parameter is 64-256. The default value is 64. This parameter - can be changed using the command - +Rx Descriptors: Number of receive descriptors. A receive descriptor is a data + structure that describes a receive buffer and its attributes to the network + controller. The data in the descriptor is used by the controller to write + data from the controller to host memory. In the 3.x.x driver the valid range + for this parameter is 64-256. The default value is 64. This parameter can be + changed using the command: + ethtool -G eth? rx n, where n is the number of desired rx descriptors. -Tx Descriptors: Number of transmit descriptors. A transmit descriptor is a - data structure that describes a transmit buffer and its attributes to the - network controller. The data in the descriptor is used by the controller to - read data from the host memory to the controller. In the 3.0.x driver the - valid range for this parameter is 64-256. The default value is 64. This - parameter can be changed using the command +Tx Descriptors: Number of transmit descriptors. A transmit descriptor is a data + structure that describes a transmit buffer and its attributes to the network + controller. The data in the descriptor is used by the controller to read + data from the host memory to the controller. In the 3.x.x driver the valid + range for this parameter is 64-256. The default value is 64. This parameter + can be changed using the command: ethtool -G eth? tx n, where n is the number of desired tx descriptors. -Speed/Duplex: The driver auto-negotiates the link speed and duplex settings by - default. Ethtool can be used as follows to force speed/duplex. +Speed/Duplex: The driver auto-negotiates the link speed and duplex settings by + default. Ethtool can be used as follows to force speed/duplex. ethtool -s eth? autoneg off speed {10|100} duplex {full|half} NOTE: setting the speed/duplex to incorrect values will cause the link to fail. -Event Log Message Level: The driver uses the message level flag to log events - to syslog. The message level can be set at driver load time. It can also be - set using the command +Event Log Message Level: The driver uses the message level flag to log events + to syslog. The message level can be set at driver load time. It can also be + set using the command: ethtool -s eth? msglvl n + Additional Configurations ========================= 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/modules.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/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.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 modules.conf: + As an example, if you install the e100 driver for two PRO/100 adapters + (eth0 and eth1), add the following to modules.conf or modprobe.conf: 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: + 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 8 - If you wish to see all messages issued by the driver, including debug + If you wish to see all messages issued by the driver, including debug messages, set the dmesg level to eight. NOTE: This setting is not saved across reboots. + Ethtool ------- @@ -114,29 +129,27 @@ Additional Configurations diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. Ethtool version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality. - The latest release of ethtool can be found at: - http://sf.net/projects/gkernel. + The latest release of ethtool can be found from + http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel. - NOTE: This driver uses mii support from the kernel. As a result, when - there is no link, ethtool will report speed/duplex to be 10/half. + NOTE: Ethtool 1.6 only supports a limited set of ethtool options. Support + for a more complete ethtool feature set can be enabled by upgrading + ethtool to ethtool-1.8.1. - NOTE: Ethtool 1.6 only supports a limited set of ethtool options. Support - for a more complete ethtool feature set can be enabled by upgrading - ethtool to ethtool-1.8.1. Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL) --------------------------- - WoL is provided through the Ethtool* utility. Ethtool is included with Red - Hat* 8.0. For other Linux distributions, download and install Ethtool from - the following website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel. + WoL is provided through the Ethtool* utility. Ethtool is included with Red + Hat* 8.0. For other Linux distributions, download and install Ethtool from + the following website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel. - For instructions on enabling WoL with Ethtool, refer to the Ethtool man - page. + 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 + this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e100 driver must be loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system. + NAPI ---- @@ -144,6 +157,25 @@ Additional Configurations See www.cyberus.ca/~hadi/usenix-paper.tgz for more information on NAPI. + 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. + + 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 + + (2) installing the interfaces in separate broadcast domains (either + in different switches or in a switch partitioned to VLANs). + + Support ======= @@ -151,20 +183,24 @@ 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 linux.nics@intel.com. +kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the +issue to e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net. License ======= -This software program is released under the terms of a license agreement -between you ('Licensee') and Intel. Do not use or load this software or any -associated materials (collectively, the 'Software') until you have carefully -read the full terms and conditions of the LICENSE located in this software -package. By loading or using the Software, you agree to the terms of this -Agreement. If you do not agree with the terms of this Agreement, do not -install or use the Software. +This software program is released under the terms of a license agreement +between you ('Licensee') and Intel. Do not use or load this software or any +associated materials (collectively, the 'Software') until you have carefully +read the full terms and conditions of the file COPYING located in this software +package. By loading or using the Software, you agree to the terms of this +Agreement. If you do not agree with the terms of this Agreement, do not install +or use the Software. * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt b/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt index 2ebd4058d46..71fe15af356 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/1000 Family of Adapters =============================================================== -November 17, 2004 +November 15, 2005 Contents @@ -20,254 +20,316 @@ In This Release =============== This file describes the Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/1000 Family -of Adapters, version 5.x.x. +of Adapters. This driver includes support for Itanium(R)2-based systems. -For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation -supplied with your Intel PRO/1000 adapter. All hardware requirements listed +For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation +supplied with your Intel PRO/1000 adapter. All hardware requirements listed apply to use with Linux. -Native VLANs are now available with supported kernels. +The following features are now available in supported kernels: + - Native VLANs + - Channel Bonding (teaming) + - SNMP + +Channel Bonding documentation can be found in the Linux kernel source: +/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt + +The driver information previously displayed in the /proc filesystem is not +supported in this release. Alternatively, you can use ethtool (version 1.6 +or later), lspci, and ifconfig to obtain the same information. + +Instructions on updating ethtool can be found in the section "Additional +Configurations" later in this document. + Identifying Your Adapter ======================== -For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & +For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & Driver ID Guide at: http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.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 +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://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/support_intel.asp -Command Line Parameters -======================= -If the driver is built as a module, the following optional parameters are -used by entering them on the command line with the modprobe or insmod command -using this syntax: +Command Line Parameters ======================= + +If the driver is built as a module, the following optional parameters +are used by entering them on the command line with the modprobe or insmod +command using this syntax: modprobe e1000 [<option>=<VAL1>,<VAL2>,...] - insmod e1000 [<option>=<VAL1>,<VAL2>,...] + insmod e1000 [<option>=<VAL1>,<VAL2>,...] For example, with two PRO/1000 PCI adapters, entering: insmod e1000 TxDescriptors=80,128 -loads the e1000 driver with 80 TX descriptors for the first adapter and 128 TX -descriptors for the second adapter. +loads the e1000 driver with 80 TX descriptors for the first adapter and 128 +TX descriptors for the second adapter. The default value for each parameter is generally the recommended setting, -unless otherwise noted. Also, if the driver is statically built into the -kernel, the driver is loaded with the default values for all the parameters. -Ethtool can be used to change some of the parameters at runtime. +unless otherwise noted. + +NOTES: For more information about the AutoNeg, Duplex, and Speed + parameters, see the "Speed and Duplex Configuration" section in + this document. - NOTES: For more information about the AutoNeg, Duplex, and Speed - parameters, see the "Speed and Duplex Configuration" section in - this document. + 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 - 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 + A descriptor describes a data buffer and attributes related to + the data buffer. This information is accessed by the hardware. - A descriptor describes a data buffer and attributes related to the - data buffer. This information is accessed by the hardware. -AutoNeg (adapters using copper connections only) -Valid Range: 0x01-0x0F, 0x20-0x2F +AutoNeg +------- +(Supported only on adapters with copper connections) +Valid Range: 0x01-0x0F, 0x20-0x2F Default Value: 0x2F - This parameter is a bit mask that specifies which speed and duplex - settings the board advertises. When this parameter is used, the Speed and - Duplex parameters must not be specified. - NOTE: Refer to the Speed and Duplex section of this readme for more - information on the AutoNeg parameter. - -Duplex (adapters using copper connections only) -Valid Range: 0-2 (0=auto-negotiate, 1=half, 2=full) + +This parameter is a bit mask that specifies which speed and duplex +settings the board advertises. When this parameter is used, the Speed +and Duplex parameters must not be specified. + +NOTE: Refer to the Speed and Duplex section of this readme for more + information on the AutoNeg parameter. + + +Duplex +------ +(Supported only on adapters with copper connections) +Valid Range: 0-2 (0=auto-negotiate, 1=half, 2=full) Default Value: 0 - Defines the direction in which data is allowed to flow. Can be either one - or two-directional. If both Duplex and the link partner are set to auto- - negotiate, the board auto-detects the correct duplex. If the link partner - is forced (either full or half), Duplex defaults to half-duplex. + +Defines the direction in which data is allowed to flow. Can be either +one or two-directional. If both Duplex and the link partner are set to +auto-negotiate, the board auto-detects the correct duplex. If the link +partner is forced (either full or half), Duplex defaults to half-duplex. + FlowControl -Valid Range: 0-3 (0=none, 1=Rx only, 2=Tx only, 3=Rx&Tx) -Default: Read flow control settings from the EEPROM - This parameter controls the automatic generation(Tx) and response(Rx) to - Ethernet PAUSE frames. +---------- +Valid Range: 0-3 (0=none, 1=Rx only, 2=Tx only, 3=Rx&Tx) +Default Value: Reads flow control settings from the EEPROM + +This parameter controls the automatic generation(Tx) and response(Rx) +to Ethernet PAUSE frames. + InterruptThrottleRate -Valid Range: 100-100000 (0=off, 1=dynamic) +--------------------- +(not supported on Intel 82542, 82543 or 82544-based adapters) +Valid Range: 100-100000 (0=off, 1=dynamic) Default Value: 8000 - This value represents the maximum number of interrupts per second the - controller generates. InterruptThrottleRate is another setting used in - interrupt moderation. Dynamic mode uses a heuristic algorithm to adjust - InterruptThrottleRate based on the current traffic load. -Un-supported Adapters: InterruptThrottleRate is NOT supported by 82542, 82543 - or 82544-based adapters. - - 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. - CAUTION: If you are using the Intel PRO/1000 CT Network Connection - (controller 82547), setting InterruptThrottleRate to a value - greater than 75,000, may hang (stop transmitting) adapters 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 InterruptThrottleRate is set no greater than 75,000 and is - not set to 0. - NOTE: When e1000 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: - - insmod e1000.o 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. + +This value represents the maximum number of interrupts per second the +controller generates. InterruptThrottleRate is another setting used in +interrupt moderation. Dynamic mode uses a heuristic algorithm to adjust +InterruptThrottleRate based on the current traffic load. + +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. + +CAUTION: If you are using the Intel PRO/1000 CT Network Connection + (controller 82547), setting InterruptThrottleRate to a value + greater than 75,000, may hang (stop transmitting) adapters + 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 InterruptThrottleRate is set no greater + than 75,000 and is not set to 0. + +NOTE: When e1000 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: + + insmod e1000.o 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. + RxDescriptors -Valid Range: 80-256 for 82542 and 82543-based adapters - 80-4096 for all other supported adapters +------------- +Valid Range: 80-256 for 82542 and 82543-based adapters + 80-4096 for all other supported adapters Default Value: 256 - This value is the number of receive descriptors allocated by the driver. - Increasing this value allows the driver to buffer more incoming packets. - Each descriptor is 16 bytes. A receive buffer is allocated for each - descriptor and can either be 2048 or 4096 bytes long, depending on the MTU - setting. An incoming packet can span one or more receive descriptors. - The maximum MTU size is 16110. +This value specifies the number of receive descriptors allocated by the +driver. Increasing this value allows the driver to buffer more incoming +packets. Each descriptor is 16 bytes. A receive buffer is also +allocated for each descriptor and is 2048. - NOTE: MTU designates the frame size. It only needs to be set for Jumbo - Frames. - NOTE: Depending on the available system resources, the request for a - higher number of receive descriptors may be denied. In this case, - use a lower number. RxIntDelay -Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) +---------- +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 (82540, 82545 and later adapters only) -Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) + +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 +------------- +(This parameter is supported only on 82540, 82545 and later adapters.) +Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) Default Value: 128 - 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. - -Speed (adapters using copper connections only) + +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. + + +Speed +----- +(This parameter is supported only on adapters with copper connections.) Valid Settings: 0, 10, 100, 1000 -Default Value: 0 (auto-negotiate at all supported speeds) - Speed forces the line speed to the specified value in megabits per second - (Mbps). If this parameter is not specified or is set to 0 and the link - partner is set to auto-negotiate, the board will auto-detect the correct - speed. Duplex should also be set when Speed is set to either 10 or 100. +Default Value: 0 (auto-negotiate at all supported speeds) + +Speed forces the line speed to the specified value in megabits per second +(Mbps). If this parameter is not specified or is set to 0 and the link +partner is set to auto-negotiate, the board will auto-detect the correct +speed. Duplex should also be set when Speed is set to either 10 or 100. + TxDescriptors -Valid Range: 80-256 for 82542 and 82543-based adapters - 80-4096 for all other supported adapters +------------- +Valid Range: 80-256 for 82542 and 82543-based adapters + 80-4096 for all other supported adapters Default Value: 256 - This value is the number of transmit descriptors allocated by the driver. - Increasing this value allows the driver to queue more transmits. Each - descriptor is 16 bytes. - NOTE: Depending on the available system resources, the request for a - higher number of transmit descriptors may be denied. In this case, - use a lower number. +This value is the number of transmit descriptors allocated by the driver. +Increasing this value allows the driver to queue more transmits. Each +descriptor is 16 bytes. + +NOTE: Depending on the available system resources, the request for a + higher number of transmit descriptors may be denied. In this case, + use a lower number. + TxIntDelay -Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) +---------- +Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) Default Value: 64 - 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 (82540, 82545 and later adapters only) -Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) + +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 +------------- +(This parameter is supported only on 82540, 82545 and later adapters.) +Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off) Default Value: 64 - 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. - -XsumRX (not available on the 82542-based adapter) -Valid Range: 0-1 + +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. + +XsumRX +------ +(This parameter is NOT supported on the 82542-based adapter.) +Valid Range: 0-1 Default Value: 1 - A value of '1' indicates that the driver should enable IP checksum - offload for received packets (both UDP and TCP) to the adapter hardware. + +A value of '1' indicates that the driver should enable IP checksum +offload for received packets (both UDP and TCP) to the adapter hardware. + Speed and Duplex Configuration ============================== -Three keywords are used to control the speed and duplex configuration. These -keywords are Speed, Duplex, and AutoNeg. +Three keywords are used to control the speed and duplex configuration. +These keywords are Speed, Duplex, and AutoNeg. -If the board uses a fiber interface, these keywords are ignored, and the +If the board uses a fiber interface, these keywords are ignored, and the fiber interface board only links at 1000 Mbps full-duplex. For copper-based boards, the keywords interact as follows: - The default operation is auto-negotiate. The board advertises all supported - speed and duplex combinations, and it links at the highest common speed and - duplex mode IF the link partner is set to auto-negotiate. + The default operation is auto-negotiate. The board advertises all + supported speed and duplex combinations, and it links at the highest + common speed and duplex mode IF the link partner is set to auto-negotiate. - If Speed = 1000, limited auto-negotiation is enabled and only 1000 Mbps is - advertised (The 1000BaseT spec requires auto-negotiation.) + If Speed = 1000, limited auto-negotiation is enabled and only 1000 Mbps + is advertised (The 1000BaseT spec requires auto-negotiation.) If Speed = 10 or 100, then both Speed and Duplex should be set. Auto- - negotiation is disabled, and the AutoNeg parameter is ignored. Partner SHOULD - also be forced. + negotiation is disabled, and the AutoNeg parameter is ignored. Partner + SHOULD also be forced. + +The AutoNeg parameter is used when more control is required over the +auto-negotiation process. It should be used when you wish to control which +speed and duplex combinations are advertised during the auto-negotiation +process. + +The parameter may be specified as either a decimal or hexidecimal value as +determined by the bitmap below. -The AutoNeg parameter is used when more control is required over the auto- -negotiation process. When this parameter is used, Speed and Duplex parameters -must not be specified. The following table describes supported values for the -AutoNeg parameter: +Bit position 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 +Decimal Value 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 +Hex value 80 40 20 10 8 4 2 1 +Speed (Mbps) N/A N/A 1000 N/A 100 100 10 10 +Duplex Full Full Half Full Half -Speed (Mbps) 1000 100 100 10 10 -Duplex Full Full Half Full Half -Value (in base 16) 0x20 0x08 0x04 0x02 0x01 +Some examples of using AutoNeg: -Example: insmod e1000 AutoNeg=0x03, loads e1000 and specifies (10 full duplex, -10 half duplex) for negotiation with the peer. + modprobe e1000 AutoNeg=0x01 (Restricts autonegotiation to 10 Half) + modprobe e1000 AutoNeg=1 (Same as above) + modprobe e1000 AutoNeg=0x02 (Restricts autonegotiation to 10 Full) + modprobe e1000 AutoNeg=0x03 (Restricts autonegotiation to 10 Half or 10 Full) + modprobe e1000 AutoNeg=0x04 (Restricts autonegotiation to 100 Half) + modprobe e1000 AutoNeg=0x05 (Restricts autonegotiation to 10 Half or 100 + Half) + modprobe e1000 AutoNeg=0x020 (Restricts autonegotiation to 1000 Full) + modprobe e1000 AutoNeg=32 (Same as above) -Note that setting AutoNeg does not guarantee that the board will link at the -highest specified speed or duplex mode, but the board will link at the -highest possible speed/duplex of the link partner IF the link partner is also -set to auto-negotiate. If the link partner is forced speed/duplex, the -adapter MUST be forced to the same speed/duplex. +Note that when this parameter is used, Speed and Duplex must not be specified. + +If the link partner is forced to a specific speed and duplex, then this +parameter should not be used. Instead, use the Speed and Duplex parameters +previously mentioned to force the adapter to the same speed and duplex. Additional Configurations @@ -276,19 +338,19 @@ Additional Configurations 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/modules.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/1000 Family of - Adapters is e1000. + 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/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.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/1000 Family of Adapters is e1000. - As an example, if you install the e1000 driver for two PRO/1000 adapters - (eth0 and eth1) and set the speed and duplex to 10full and 100half, add the - following to modules.conf: + As an example, if you install the e1000 driver for two PRO/1000 adapters + (eth0 and eth1) and set the speed and duplex to 10full and 100half, add + the following to modules.conf or or modprobe.conf: alias eth0 e1000 alias eth1 e1000 @@ -297,9 +359,9 @@ Additional Configurations Viewing Link Messages --------------------- - Link messages will not be displayed to the console if the distribution is - restricting system messages. In order to see network driver link messages on - your console, set dmesg to eight by entering the following: + Link messages will not be displayed to the console if the distribution is + restricting system messages. In order to see network driver link messages + on your console, set dmesg to eight by entering the following: dmesg -n 8 @@ -308,22 +370,42 @@ Additional Configurations Jumbo Frames ------------ - The driver supports Jumbo Frames for all adapters except 82542-based - adapters. 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: + The driver supports Jumbo Frames for all adapters except 82542 and + 82573-based adapters. 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: + + MTU=9000 - ifconfig ethx mtu 9000 up + 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. - The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 16110. This value coincides - with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 16128. + Notes: - NOTE: Jumbo Frames are supported at 1000 Mbps only. Using Jumbo Frames at - 10 or 100 Mbps may result in poor performance or loss of link. + - To enable Jumbo Frames, increase the MTU size on the interface beyond + 1500. + - 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 may result in poor performance or + loss of link. + - Some Intel gigabit adapters that support Jumbo Frames have a frame size + limit of 9238 bytes, with a corresponding MTU size limit of 9216 bytes. + The adapters with this limitation are based on the Intel 82571EB and + 82572EI controllers, which correspond to these product names: + Intel® PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter + Intel® PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter + Intel® PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter + Intel® PRO/1000 PT Desktop Adapter + Intel® PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter + - The Intel PRO/1000 PM Network Connection does not support jumbo frames. - NOTE: MTU designates the frame size. To enable Jumbo Frames, increase the - MTU size on the interface beyond 1500. Ethtool ------- @@ -333,32 +415,41 @@ Additional Configurations version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality. The latest release of ethtool can be found from - http://sf.net/projects/gkernel. + http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel. - NOTE: Ethtool 1.6 only supports a limited set of ethtool options. Support - for a more complete ethtool feature set can be enabled by upgrading - ethtool to ethtool-1.8.1. + NOTE: Ethtool 1.6 only supports a limited set of ethtool options. Support + for a more complete ethtool feature set can be enabled by upgrading + ethtool to ethtool-1.8.1. Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL) --------------------------- WoL is configured through the Ethtool* utility. Ethtool is included with - all versions of Red Hat after Red Hat 7.2. For other Linux distributions, - download and install Ethtool from the following website: + all versions of Red Hat after Red Hat 7.2. For other Linux distributions, + download and install Ethtool from the following website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel. - For instructions on enabling WoL with Ethtool, refer to the website listed + For instructions on enabling WoL with Ethtool, refer to the website listed above. - 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 + 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. NAPI ---- NAPI (Rx polling mode) is supported in the e1000 driver. NAPI is enabled - or disabled based on the configuration of the kernel. + or disabled based on the configuration of the kernel. To override + the default, use the following compile-time flags. + + To enable NAPI, compile the driver module, passing in a configuration option: + + make CFLAGS_EXTRA=-DE1000_NAPI install + + To disable NAPI, compile the driver module, passing in a configuration option: + + make CFLAGS_EXTRA=-DE1000_NO_NAPI install See www.cyberus.ca/~hadi/usenix-paper.tgz for more information on NAPI. @@ -369,10 +460,85 @@ Known Issues Jumbo Frames System Requirement ------------------------------- - Memory allocation failures have been observed on Linux systems with 64 MB - of RAM or less that are running Jumbo Frames. If you are using Jumbo Frames, - your system may require more than the advertised minimum requirement of 64 MB - of system memory. + Memory allocation failures have been observed on Linux systems with 64 MB + of RAM or less that are running Jumbo Frames. If you are using Jumbo + Frames, your system may require more than the advertised minimum + requirement of 64 MB of system memory. + + Performance Degradation with Jumbo Frames + ----------------------------------------- + + 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. + + Jumbo frames on Foundry BigIron 8000 switch + ------------------------------------------- + There is a known issue using Jumbo frames when connected to a Foundry + BigIron 8000 switch. This is a 3rd party limitation. If you experience + loss of packets, lower the MTU size. + + 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. + + If you have multiple interfaces in a server, either turn on ARP + filtering by 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), + + NOTE: This setting is not saved across reboots. The configuration + change can be made permanent by adding the line: + net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_filter = 1 + to the file /etc/sysctl.conf + + or, + + install the interfaces in separate broadcast domains (either in + different switches or in a switch partitioned to VLANs). + + 82541/82547 can't link or are slow to link with some link partners + ----------------------------------------------------------------- + + There is a known compatibility issue with 82541/82547 and some + low-end switches where the link will not be established, or will + be slow to establish. In particular, these switches are known to + be incompatible with 82541/82547: + + Planex FXG-08TE + I-O Data ETG-SH8 + + To workaround this issue, the driver can be compiled with an override + of the PHY's master/slave setting. Forcing master or forcing slave + mode will improve time-to-link. + + # make EXTRA_CFLAGS=-DE1000_MASTER_SLAVE=<n> + + Where <n> is: + + 0 = Hardware default + 1 = Master mode + 2 = Slave mode + 3 = Auto master/slave + + Disable rx flow control with ethtool + ------------------------------------ + + In order to disable receive flow control using ethtool, you must turn + off auto-negotiation on the same command line. + + For example: + + ethtool -A eth? autoneg off rx off Support @@ -382,20 +548,24 @@ 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 linux.nics@intel.com. +kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related +to the issue to e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net License ======= -This software program is released under the terms of a license agreement -between you ('Licensee') and Intel. Do not use or load this software or any -associated materials (collectively, the 'Software') until you have carefully -read the full terms and conditions of the LICENSE located in this software -package. By loading or using the Software, you agree to the terms of this -Agreement. If you do not agree with the terms of this Agreement, do not +This software program is released under the terms of a license agreement +between you ('Licensee') and Intel. Do not use or load this software or any +associated materials (collectively, the 'Software') until you have carefully +read the full terms and conditions of the file COPYING located in this software +package. By loading or using the Software, you agree to the terms of this +Agreement. If you do not agree with the terms of this Agreement, do not install or use the Software. * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ifenslave.c b/Documentation/networking/ifenslave.c index 545447ac503..a1205988675 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ifenslave.c +++ b/Documentation/networking/ifenslave.c @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ * would fail and generate an error message in the system log. * - For opt_c: slave should not be set to the master's setting * while it is running. It was already set during enslave. To - * simplify things, it is now handeled separately. + * simplify things, it is now handled separately. * * - 2003/12/01 - Shmulik Hen <shmulik.hen at intel dot com> * - Code cleanup and style changes diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt index 26364d06ae9..f12007b80a4 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt @@ -355,6 +355,13 @@ somaxconn - INTEGER Defaults to 128. See also tcp_max_syn_backlog for additional tuning for TCP sockets. +tcp_workaround_signed_windows - BOOLEAN + If set, assume no receipt of a window scaling option means the + remote TCP is broken and treats the window as a signed quantity. + If unset, assume the remote TCP is not broken even if we do + not receive a window scaling option from them. + Default: 0 + IP Variables: ip_local_port_range - 2 INTEGERS @@ -619,6 +626,11 @@ arp_ignore - INTEGER The max value from conf/{all,interface}/arp_ignore is used when ARP request is received on the {interface} +arp_accept - BOOLEAN + Define behavior when gratuitous arp replies are received: + 0 - drop gratuitous arp frames + 1 - accept gratuitous arp frames + app_solicit - INTEGER The maximum number of probes to send to the user space ARP daemon via netlink before dropping back to multicast probes (see @@ -717,6 +729,33 @@ accept_ra - BOOLEAN Functional default: enabled if local forwarding is disabled. disabled if local forwarding is enabled. +accept_ra_defrtr - BOOLEAN + Learn default router in Router Advertisement. + + Functional default: enabled if accept_ra is enabled. + disabled if accept_ra is disabled. + +accept_ra_pinfo - BOOLEAN + Learn Prefix Inforamtion in Router Advertisement. + + Functional default: enabled if accept_ra is enabled. + disabled if accept_ra is disabled. + +accept_ra_rt_info_max_plen - INTEGER + Maximum prefix length of Route Information in RA. + + Route Information w/ prefix larger than or equal to this + variable shall be ignored. + + Functional default: 0 if accept_ra_rtr_pref is enabled. + -1 if accept_ra_rtr_pref is disabled. + +accept_ra_rtr_pref - BOOLEAN + Accept Router Preference in RA. + + Functional default: enabled if accept_ra is enabled. + disabled if accept_ra is disabled. + accept_redirects - BOOLEAN Accept Redirects. @@ -727,8 +766,8 @@ autoconf - BOOLEAN Autoconfigure addresses using Prefix Information in Router Advertisements. - Functional default: enabled if accept_ra is enabled. - disabled if accept_ra is disabled. + Functional default: enabled if accept_ra_pinfo is enabled. + disabled if accept_ra_pinfo is disabled. dad_transmits - INTEGER The amount of Duplicate Address Detection probes to send. @@ -771,6 +810,12 @@ mtu - INTEGER Default Maximum Transfer Unit Default: 1280 (IPv6 required minimum) +router_probe_interval - INTEGER + Minimum interval (in seconds) between Router Probing described + in RFC4191. + + Default: 60 + router_solicitation_delay - INTEGER Number of seconds to wait after interface is brought up before sending Router Solicitations. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt b/Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt index 8d4cf78258e..4fc8e987432 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ network interface card supports some sort of interrupt load mitigation or + How to use CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -From the user standpoint, you should use the higher level libpcap library, wich +From the user standpoint, you should use the higher level libpcap library, which is a de facto standard, portable across nearly all operating systems including Win32. @@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ called pg_vec, its size limits the number of blocks that can be allocated. kmalloc allocates any number of bytes of phisically contiguous memory from a pool of pre-determined sizes. This pool of memory is mantained by the slab -allocator wich is at the end the responsible for doing the allocation and -hence wich imposes the maximum memory that kmalloc can allocate. +allocator which is at the end the responsible for doing the allocation and +hence which imposes the maximum memory that kmalloc can allocate. In a 2.4/2.6 kernel and the i386 architecture, the limit is 131072 bytes. The predetermined sizes that kmalloc uses can be checked in the "size-<bytes>" @@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ and, the number of frames be <block number> * <block size> / <frame size> -Suposse the following parameters, wich apply for 2.6 kernel and an +Suposse the following parameters, which apply for 2.6 kernel and an i386 architecture: <size-max> = 131072 bytes @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ TP_STATUS_LOSING : indicates there were packet drops from last time statistics where checked with getsockopt() and the PACKET_STATISTICS option. -TP_STATUS_CSUMNOTREADY: currently it's used for outgoing IP packets wich +TP_STATUS_CSUMNOTREADY: currently it's used for outgoing IP packets which it's checksum will be done in hardware. So while reading the packet we should not try to check the checksum. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt b/Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt index cc4b4d04129..278771c9ad9 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt @@ -109,6 +109,22 @@ Examples: cycle through the port range. pgset "udp_dst_max 9" set UDP destination port max. + pgset "mpls 0001000a,0002000a,0000000a" set MPLS labels (in this example + outer label=16,middle label=32, + inner label=0 (IPv4 NULL)) Note that + there must be no spaces between the + arguments. Leading zeros are required. + Do not set the bottom of stack bit, + thats done automatically. If you do + set the bottom of stack bit, that + indicates that you want to randomly + generate that address and the flag + MPLS_RND will be turned on. You + can have any mix of random and fixed + labels in the label stack. + + pgset "mpls 0" turn off mpls (or any invalid argument works too!) + pgset stop aborts injection. Also, ^C aborts generator. @@ -167,6 +183,8 @@ pkt_size min_pkt_size max_pkt_size +mpls + udp_src_min udp_src_max @@ -211,4 +229,4 @@ Grant Grundler for testing on IA-64 and parisc, Harald Welte, Lennert Buytenhek Stephen Hemminger, Andi Kleen, Dave Miller and many others. -Good luck with the linux net-development.
\ No newline at end of file +Good luck with the linux net-development. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ray_cs.txt b/Documentation/networking/ray_cs.txt index 5427f8c7df9..145d27a5239 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ray_cs.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/ray_cs.txt @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ the essid= string parameter is available via the kernel command line. This will change after the method of sorting out parameters for all the PCMCIA drivers is agreed upon. If you must have a built in driver with nondefault parameters, they can be edited in -/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/pcmcia/ray_cs.c. Searching for MODULE_PARM +/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/pcmcia/ray_cs.c. Searching for module_param will find them all. Information on card services is available at: diff --git a/Documentation/networking/sis900.txt b/Documentation/networking/sis900.txt deleted file mode 100644 index bddffd7385a..00000000000 --- a/Documentation/networking/sis900.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,257 +0,0 @@ - -SiS 900/7016 Fast Ethernet Device Driver - -Ollie Lho - -Lei Chun Chang - - Copyright © 1999 by Silicon Integrated System Corp. - - This document gives some information on installation and usage of SiS - 900/7016 device driver under Linux. - - This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify - it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by - the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at - your option) any later version. - - This program is distributed in the hope that 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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 - USA - _________________________________________________________________ - - Table of Contents - 1. Introduction - 2. Changes - 3. Tested Environment - 4. Files in This Package - 5. Installation - - Building the driver as loadable module - Building the driver into kernel - - 6. Known Problems and Bugs - 7. Revision History - 8. Acknowledgements - _________________________________________________________________ - -Chapter 1. Introduction - - This document describes the revision 1.06 and 1.07 of SiS 900/7016 - Fast Ethernet device driver under Linux. The driver is developed by - Silicon Integrated System Corp. and distributed freely under the GNU - General Public License (GPL). The driver can be compiled as a loadable - module and used under Linux kernel version 2.2.x. (rev. 1.06) With - minimal changes, the driver can also be used under 2.3.x and 2.4.x - kernel (rev. 1.07), please see Chapter 5. If you are intended to use - the driver for earlier kernels, you are on your own. - - The driver is tested with usual TCP/IP applications including FTP, - Telnet, Netscape etc. and is used constantly by the developers. - - Please send all comments/fixes/questions to Lei-Chun Chang. - _________________________________________________________________ - -Chapter 2. Changes - - Changes made in Revision 1.07 - - 1. Separation of sis900.c and sis900.h in order to move most constant - definition to sis900.h (many of those constants were corrected) - 2. Clean up PCI detection, the pci-scan from Donald Becker were not - used, just simple pci_find_*. - 3. MII detection is modified to support multiple mii transceiver. - 4. Bugs in read_eeprom, mdio_* were removed. - 5. Lot of sis900 irrelevant comments were removed/changed and more - comments were added to reflect the real situation. - 6. Clean up of physical/virtual address space mess in buffer - descriptors. - 7. Better transmit/receive error handling. - 8. The driver now uses zero-copy single buffer management scheme to - improve performance. - 9. Names of variables were changed to be more consistent. - 10. Clean up of auo-negotiation and timer code. - 11. Automatic detection and change of PHY on the fly. - 12. Bug in mac probing fixed. - 13. Fix 630E equalier problem by modifying the equalizer workaround - rule. - 14. Support for ICS1893 10/100 Interated PHYceiver. - 15. Support for media select by ifconfig. - 16. Added kernel-doc extratable documentation. - _________________________________________________________________ - -Chapter 3. Tested Environment - - This driver is developed on the following hardware - - * Intel Celeron 500 with SiS 630 (rev 02) chipset - * SiS 900 (rev 01) and SiS 7016/7014 Fast Ethernet Card - - and tested with these software environments - - * Red Hat Linux version 6.2 - * Linux kernel version 2.4.0 - * Netscape version 4.6 - * NcFTP 3.0.0 beta 18 - * Samba version 2.0.3 - _________________________________________________________________ - -Chapter 4. Files in This Package - - In the package you can find these files: - - sis900.c - Driver source file in C - - sis900.h - Header file for sis900.c - - sis900.sgml - DocBook SGML source of the document - - sis900.txt - Driver document in plain text - _________________________________________________________________ - -Chapter 5. Installation - - Silicon Integrated System Corp. is cooperating closely with core Linux - Kernel developers. The revisions of SiS 900 driver are distributed by - the usuall channels for kernel tar files and patches. Those kernel tar - files for official kernel and patches for kernel pre-release can be - download at official kernel ftp site and its mirrors. The 1.06 - revision can be found in kernel version later than 2.3.15 and - pre-2.2.14, and 1.07 revision can be found in kernel version 2.4.0. If - you have no prior experience in networking under Linux, please read - Ethernet HOWTO and Networking HOWTO available from Linux Documentation - Project (LDP). - - The driver is bundled in release later than 2.2.11 and 2.3.15 so this - is the most easy case. Be sure you have the appropriate packages for - compiling kernel source. Those packages are listed in Document/Changes - in kernel source distribution. If you have to install the driver other - than those bundled in kernel release, you should have your driver file - sis900.c and sis900.h copied into /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/ first. - There are two alternative ways to install the driver - _________________________________________________________________ - -Building the driver as loadable module - - To build the driver as a loadable kernel module you have to - reconfigure the kernel to activate network support by - -make menuconfig - - Choose "Loadable module support --->", then select "Enable loadable - module support". - - Choose "Network Device Support --->", select "Ethernet (10 or - 100Mbit)". Then select "EISA, VLB, PCI and on board controllers", and - choose "SiS 900/7016 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support" to "M". - - After reconfiguring the kernel, you can make the driver module by - -make modules - - The driver should be compiled with no errors. After compiling the - driver, the driver can be installed to proper place by - -make modules_install - - Load the driver into kernel by - -insmod sis900 - - When loading the driver into memory, some information message can be - view by - -dmesg - - or -cat /var/log/message - - If the driver is loaded properly you will have messages similar to - this: - -sis900.c: v1.07.06 11/07/2000 -eth0: SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet at 0xd000, IRQ 10, 00:00:e8:83:7f:a4. -eth0: SiS 900 Internal MII PHY transceiver found at address 1. -eth0: Using SiS 900 Internal MII PHY as default - - showing the version of the driver and the results of probing routine. - - Once the driver is loaded, network can be brought up by - -/sbin/ifconfig eth0 IPADDR broadcast BROADCAST netmask NETMASK media TYPE - - where IPADDR, BROADCAST, NETMASK are your IP address, broadcast - address and netmask respectively. TYPE is used to set medium type used - by the device. Typical values are "10baseT"(twisted-pair 10Mbps - Ethernet) or "100baseT" (twisted-pair 100Mbps Ethernet). For more - information on how to configure network interface, please refer to - Networking HOWTO. - - The link status is also shown by kernel messages. For example, after - the network interface is activated, you may have the message: - -eth0: Media Link On 100mbps full-duplex - - If you try to unplug the twist pair (TP) cable you will get - -eth0: Media Link Off - - indicating that the link is failed. - _________________________________________________________________ - -Building the driver into kernel - - If you want to make the driver into kernel, choose "Y" rather than "M" - on "SiS 900/7016 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support" when configuring - the kernel. Build the kernel image in the usual way - -make clean - -make bzlilo - - Next time the system reboot, you have the driver in memory. - _________________________________________________________________ - -Chapter 6. Known Problems and Bugs - - There are some known problems and bugs. If you find any other bugs - please mail to lcchang@sis.com.tw - - 1. AM79C901 HomePNA PHY is not thoroughly tested, there may be some - bugs in the "on the fly" change of transceiver. - 2. A bug is hidden somewhere in the receive buffer management code, - the bug causes NULL pointer reference in the kernel. This fault is - caught before bad things happen and reported with the message: - eth0: NULL pointer encountered in Rx ring, skipping which can be - viewed with dmesg or cat /var/log/message. - 3. The media type change from 10Mbps to 100Mbps twisted-pair ethernet - by ifconfig causes the media link down. - _________________________________________________________________ - -Chapter 7. Revision History - - * November 13, 2000, Revision 1.07, seventh release, 630E problem - fixed and further clean up. - * November 4, 1999, Revision 1.06, Second release, lots of clean up - and optimization. - * August 8, 1999, Revision 1.05, Initial Public Release - _________________________________________________________________ - -Chapter 8. Acknowledgements - - This driver was originally derived form Donald Becker's pci-skeleton - and rtl8139 drivers. Donald also provided various suggestion regarded - with improvements made in revision 1.06. - - The 1.05 revision was created by Jim Huang, AMD 79c901 support was - added by Chin-Shan Li. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/vortex.txt b/Documentation/networking/vortex.txt index 3759acf95b2..6091e5f6794 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/vortex.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/vortex.txt @@ -24,36 +24,44 @@ Since kernel 2.3.99-pre6, this driver incorporates the support for the This driver supports the following hardware: - 3c590 Vortex 10Mbps - 3c592 EISA 10mbps Demon/Vortex - 3c597 EISA Fast Demon/Vortex - 3c595 Vortex 100baseTx - 3c595 Vortex 100baseT4 - 3c595 Vortex 100base-MII - 3Com Vortex - 3c900 Boomerang 10baseT - 3c900 Boomerang 10Mbps Combo - 3c900 Cyclone 10Mbps TPO - 3c900B Cyclone 10Mbps T - 3c900 Cyclone 10Mbps Combo - 3c900 Cyclone 10Mbps TPC - 3c900B-FL Cyclone 10base-FL - 3c905 Boomerang 100baseTx - 3c905 Boomerang 100baseT4 - 3c905B Cyclone 100baseTx - 3c905B Cyclone 10/100/BNC - 3c905B-FX Cyclone 100baseFx - 3c905C Tornado - 3c980 Cyclone - 3cSOHO100-TX Hurricane - 3c555 Laptop Hurricane - 3c575 Boomerang CardBus - 3CCFE575 Cyclone CardBus - 3CCFE575CT Cyclone CardBus - 3CCFE656 Cyclone CardBus - 3CCFEM656 Cyclone CardBus - 3c450 Cyclone/unknown - + 3c590 Vortex 10Mbps + 3c592 EISA 10Mbps Demon/Vortex + 3c597 EISA Fast Demon/Vortex + 3c595 Vortex 100baseTx + 3c595 Vortex 100baseT4 + 3c595 Vortex 100base-MII + 3c900 Boomerang 10baseT + 3c900 Boomerang 10Mbps Combo + 3c900 Cyclone 10Mbps TPO + 3c900 Cyclone 10Mbps Combo + 3c900 Cyclone 10Mbps TPC + 3c900B-FL Cyclone 10base-FL + 3c905 Boomerang 100baseTx + 3c905 Boomerang 100baseT4 + 3c905B Cyclone 100baseTx + 3c905B Cyclone 10/100/BNC + 3c905B-FX Cyclone 100baseFx + 3c905C Tornado + 3c920B-EMB-WNM (ATI Radeon 9100 IGP) + 3c980 Cyclone + 3c980C Python-T + 3cSOHO100-TX Hurricane + 3c555 Laptop Hurricane + 3c556 Laptop Tornado + 3c556B Laptop Hurricane + 3c575 [Megahertz] 10/100 LAN CardBus + 3c575 Boomerang CardBus + 3CCFE575BT Cyclone CardBus + 3CCFE575CT Tornado CardBus + 3CCFE656 Cyclone CardBus + 3CCFEM656B Cyclone+Winmodem CardBus + 3CXFEM656C Tornado+Winmodem CardBus + 3c450 HomePNA Tornado + 3c920 Tornado + 3c982 Hydra Dual Port A + 3c982 Hydra Dual Port B + 3c905B-T4 + 3c920B-EMB-WNM Tornado Module parameters ================= @@ -293,11 +301,6 @@ Donald's wake-on-LAN page: http://www.scyld.com/wakeonlan.html -3Com's documentation for many NICs, including the ones supported by -this driver is available at - - http://support.3com.com/partners/developer/developer_form.html - 3Com's DOS-based application for setting up the NICs EEPROMs: ftp://ftp.3com.com/pub/nic/3c90x/3c90xx2.exe @@ -312,10 +315,10 @@ Autonegotiation notes --------------------- The driver uses a one-minute heartbeat for adapting to changes in - the external LAN environment. This means that when, for example, a - machine is unplugged from a hubbed 10baseT LAN plugged into a - switched 100baseT LAN, the throughput will be quite dreadful for up - to sixty seconds. Be patient. + the external LAN environment if link is up and 5 seconds if link is down. + This means that when, for example, a machine is unplugged from a hubbed + 10baseT LAN plugged into a switched 100baseT LAN, the throughput + will be quite dreadful for up to sixty seconds. Be patient. Cisco interoperability note from Walter Wong <wcw+@CMU.EDU>: |