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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt | 26 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/cs89x0.txt | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/dccp.txt | 84 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/e1000.txt | 451 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt | 347 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/iphase.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/phy.txt | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/proc_net_tcp.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/sk98lin.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/slicecom.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/udplite.txt | 281 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/wan-router.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/xfrm_sync.txt | 5 |
15 files changed, 836 insertions, 401 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt b/Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt index 93af3e87c65..fb8dc6422a5 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt @@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ There are two types of event register ACK mechanisms. Move all to dev->poll() C) Ability to detect new work correctly. -NAPI works by shutting down event interrupts when theres work and -turning them on when theres none. +NAPI works by shutting down event interrupts when there's work and +turning them on when there's none. New packets might show up in the small window while interrupts were being re-enabled (refer to appendix 2). A packet might sneak in during the period we are enabling interrupts. We only get to know about such a packet when the @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Locking rules and environmental guarantees only one CPU can pick the initial interrupt and hence the initial netif_rx_schedule(dev); - The core layer invokes devices to send packets in a round robin format. -This implies receive is totaly lockless because of the guarantee only that +This implies receive is totally lockless because of the guarantee that only one CPU is executing it. - contention can only be the result of some other CPU accessing the rx ring. This happens only in close() and suspend() (when these methods @@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ static int my_poll (struct net_device *dev, int *budget) an interrupt will be generated */ goto done; } - /* done! at least thats what it looks like ;-> + /* done! at least that's what it looks like ;-> if new packets came in after our last check on status bits they'll be caught by the while check and we go back and clear them since we havent exceeded our quota */ @@ -535,11 +535,11 @@ done: * 1. it can race with disabling irqs in irq handler (which are done to * schedule polls) * 2. it can race with dis/enabling irqs in other poll threads - * 3. if an irq raised after the begining of the outer beginning - * loop(marked in the code above), it will be immediately + * 3. if an irq raised after the beginning of the outer beginning + * loop (marked in the code above), it will be immediately * triggered here. * - * Summarizing: the logic may results in some redundant irqs both + * Summarizing: the logic may result in some redundant irqs both * due to races in masking and due to too late acking of already * processed irqs. The good news: no events are ever lost. */ @@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ a) 5) dev->close() and dev->suspend() issues ========================================== -The driver writter neednt worry about this. The top net layer takes +The driver writer needn't worry about this; the top net layer takes care of it. 6) Adding new Stats to /proc @@ -622,9 +622,9 @@ FC should be programmed to apply in the case when the system cant pull out packets fast enough i.e send a pause only when you run out of rx buffers. Note FC in itself is a good solution but we have found it to not be much of a commodity feature (both in NICs and switches) and hence falls -under the same category as using NIC based mitigation. Also experiments -indicate that its much harder to resolve the resource allocation -issue (aka lazy receiving that NAPI offers) and hence quantify its usefullness +under the same category as using NIC based mitigation. Also, experiments +indicate that it's much harder to resolve the resource allocation +issue (aka lazy receiving that NAPI offers) and hence quantify its usefulness proved harder. In any case, FC works even better with NAPI but is not necessary. @@ -678,10 +678,10 @@ routine: CSR5 bit of interest is only the rx status. If you look at the last if statement: you just finished grabbing all the packets from the rx ring .. you check if -status bit says theres more packets just in ... it says none; you then +status bit says there are more packets just in ... it says none; you then enable rx interrupts again; if a new packet just came in during this check, we are counting that CSR5 will be set in that small window of opportunity -and that by re-enabling interrupts, we would actually triger an interrupt +and that by re-enabling interrupts, we would actually trigger an interrupt to register the new packet for processing. [The above description nay be very verbose, if you have better wording diff --git a/Documentation/networking/cs89x0.txt b/Documentation/networking/cs89x0.txt index 64896470e27..6387d3decf8 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/cs89x0.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/cs89x0.txt @@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ c) The driver's hardware probe routine is designed to avoid with device probing. To avoid this behaviour, add one to the `io=' module parameter. This doesn't actually change the I/O address, but it is a flag to tell the driver - topartially initialise the hardware before trying to + to partially initialise the hardware before trying to identify the card. This could be dangerous if you are not sure that there is a cs89x0 card at the provided address. @@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ I/O Address Device IRQ Device 12 Mouse (PS/2) Memory Address Device 13 Math Coprocessor -------------- --------------------- 14 Hard Disk controller -A000-BFFF EGA Graphics Adpater -A000-C7FF VGA Graphics Adpater +A000-BFFF EGA Graphics Adapter +A000-C7FF VGA Graphics Adapter B000-BFFF Mono Graphics Adapter B800-BFFF Color Graphics Adapter E000-FFFF AT BIOS diff --git a/Documentation/networking/dccp.txt b/Documentation/networking/dccp.txt index 74563b38ffd..dda15886bcb 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/dccp.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/dccp.txt @@ -19,21 +19,17 @@ for real time and multimedia traffic. It has a base protocol and pluggable congestion control IDs (CCIDs). -It is at draft RFC status and the homepage for DCCP as a protocol is at: - http://www.icir.org/kohler/dcp/ +It is at experimental RFC status and the homepage for DCCP as a protocol is at: + http://www.read.cs.ucla.edu/dccp/ Missing features ================ The DCCP implementation does not currently have all the features that are in -the draft RFC. +the RFC. -In particular the following are missing: -- CCID2 support -- feature negotiation - -When testing against other implementations it appears that elapsed time -options are not coded compliant to the specification. +The known bugs are at: + http://linux-net.osdl.org/index.php/TODO#DCCP Socket options ============== @@ -47,12 +43,70 @@ the socket will fall back to 0 (which means that no meaningful service code is present). Connecting sockets set at most one service option; for listening sockets, multiple service codes can be specified. +DCCP_SOCKOPT_SEND_CSCOV and DCCP_SOCKOPT_RECV_CSCOV are used for setting the +partial checksum coverage (RFC 4340, sec. 9.2). The default is that checksums +always cover the entire packet and that only fully covered application data is +accepted by the receiver. Hence, when using this feature on the sender, it must +be enabled at the receiver, too with suitable choice of CsCov. + +DCCP_SOCKOPT_SEND_CSCOV sets the sender checksum coverage. Values in the + range 0..15 are acceptable. The default setting is 0 (full coverage), + values between 1..15 indicate partial coverage. +DCCP_SOCKOPT_SEND_CSCOV is for the receiver and has a different meaning: it + sets a threshold, where again values 0..15 are acceptable. The default + of 0 means that all packets with a partial coverage will be discarded. + Values in the range 1..15 indicate that packets with minimally such a + coverage value are also acceptable. The higher the number, the more + restrictive this setting (see [RFC 4340, sec. 9.2.1]). + +Sysctl variables +================ +Several DCCP default parameters can be managed by the following sysctls +(sysctl net.dccp.default or /proc/sys/net/dccp/default): + +request_retries + The number of active connection initiation retries (the number of + Requests minus one) before timing out. In addition, it also governs + the behaviour of the other, passive side: this variable also sets + the number of times DCCP repeats sending a Response when the initial + handshake does not progress from RESPOND to OPEN (i.e. when no Ack + is received after the initial Request). This value should be greater + than 0, suggested is less than 10. Analogue of tcp_syn_retries. + +retries1 + How often a DCCP Response is retransmitted until the listening DCCP + side considers its connecting peer dead. Analogue of tcp_retries1. + +retries2 + The number of times a general DCCP packet is retransmitted. This has + importance for retransmitted acknowledgments and feature negotiation, + data packets are never retransmitted. Analogue of tcp_retries2. + +send_ndp = 1 + Whether or not to send NDP count options (sec. 7.7.2). + +send_ackvec = 1 + Whether or not to send Ack Vector options (sec. 11.5). + +ack_ratio = 2 + The default Ack Ratio (sec. 11.3) to use. + +tx_ccid = 2 + Default CCID for the sender-receiver half-connection. + +rx_ccid = 2 + Default CCID for the receiver-sender half-connection. + +seq_window = 100 + The initial sequence window (sec. 7.5.2). + +tx_qlen = 5 + The size of the transmit buffer in packets. A value of 0 corresponds + to an unbounded transmit buffer. + Notes ===== -SELinux does not yet have support for DCCP. You will need to turn it off or -else you will get EACCES. - -DCCP does not travel through NAT successfully at present. This is because -the checksum covers the psuedo-header as per TCP and UDP. It should be -relatively trivial to add Linux NAT support for DCCP. +DCCP does not travel through NAT successfully at present on many boxes. This is +because the checksum covers the psuedo-header as per TCP and UDP. Linux NAT +support for DCCP has been added. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt b/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt index 5c0a5cc0399..61b171cf531 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 15, 2005 +September 26, 2006 Contents @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Contents - In This Release - Identifying Your Adapter +- Building and Installation - Command Line Parameters - Speed and Duplex Configuration - Additional Configurations @@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ 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. +NOTE: The Intel(R) 82562v 10/100 Network Connection only provides 10/100 +support. + Identifying Your Adapter ======================== @@ -51,28 +55,27 @@ 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 +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 ======================= +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: +are used by entering them on the command line with the modprobe command +using this syntax: modprobe e1000 [<option>=<VAL1>,<VAL2>,...] - insmod e1000 [<option>=<VAL1>,<VAL2>,...] - For example, with two PRO/1000 PCI adapters, entering: - insmod e1000 TxDescriptors=80,128 + modprobe 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. @@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ NOTES: For more information about the AutoNeg, Duplex, and Speed 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. + the data buffer. This information is accessed by the hardware. AutoNeg @@ -96,9 +99,9 @@ AutoNeg 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. +This parameter is a bit-mask that specifies the speed and duplex settings +advertised by the adapter. 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. @@ -110,14 +113,15 @@ Duplex 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. +This 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 Value: Reads flow control settings from the EEPROM @@ -127,57 +131,107 @@ to Ethernet PAUSE frames. InterruptThrottleRate --------------------- -(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. +(not supported on Intel(R) 82542, 82543 or 82544-based adapters) +Valid Range: 0,1,3,100-100000 (0=off, 1=dynamic, 3=dynamic conservative) +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. + +Since 7.3.x, 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". + +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 + 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 +CAUTION: If you are using the Intel(R) 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 + 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 + 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 + 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 + modprobe e1000 InterruptThrottleRate=3000,3000,3000 This sets the InterruptThrottleRate to 3000 interrupts/sec for - the first, second, and third instances of the driver. The range + 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 + 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 Default Value: 256 -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. +This value specifies the number of receive buffer descriptors allocated +by the driver. Increasing this value allows the driver to buffer more +incoming packets, at the expense of increased system memory utilization. + +Each descriptor is 16 bytes. A receive buffer is also allocated for each +descriptor and can be either 2048, 4096, 8192, or 16384 bytes, depending +on the MTU setting. The maximum MTU size is 16110. + +NOTE: MTU designates the frame size. It only needs to be set for Jumbo + Frames. 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 @@ -187,17 +241,17 @@ 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 +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 +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 + 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 + 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. @@ -208,7 +262,7 @@ 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, +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 @@ -222,9 +276,9 @@ 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 +(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. +speed. Duplex should also be set when Speed is set to either 10 or 100. TxDescriptors @@ -234,7 +288,7 @@ Valid Range: 80-256 for 82542 and 82543-based 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 +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 @@ -248,8 +302,8 @@ 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 +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. @@ -261,7 +315,7 @@ 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, +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 @@ -288,15 +342,15 @@ 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 + 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 = 10 or 100, then both Speed and Duplex should be set. Auto- - negotiation is disabled, and the AutoNeg parameter is ignored. Partner + 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. The AutoNeg parameter is used when more control is required over the @@ -304,7 +358,7 @@ 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 +The parameter may be specified as either a decimal or hexadecimal value as determined by the bitmap below. Bit position 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 @@ -337,20 +391,19 @@ 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 + 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 + 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 + 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. + for the Intel(R) 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 or modprobe.conf: + the following to modules.conf or or modprobe.conf: alias eth0 e1000 alias eth1 e1000 @@ -358,9 +411,8 @@ 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 + 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 @@ -369,11 +421,9 @@ Additional Configurations Jumbo Frames ------------ - - 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: + 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 @@ -390,26 +440,49 @@ Additional Configurations - 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 + + - 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. + The adapters with this limitation are based on the Intel(R) 82571EB, + 82572EI, 82573L and 80003ES2LAN controller. These correspond to the + following product names: + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Desktop Adapter + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Network Connection + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Network Connection + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PF Network Connection + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PB Server Connection + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection + Intel(R) PRO/1000 EB Network Connection with I/O Acceleration + Intel(R) PRO/1000 EB Backplane Connection with I/O Acceleration + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter + + - 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 + + - The following adapters do not support Jumbo Frames: + Intel(R) 82562V 10/100 Network Connection + Intel(R) 82566DM Gigabit Network Connection + Intel(R) 82566DC Gigabit Network Connection + Intel(R) 82566MM Gigabit Network Connection + Intel(R) 82566MC Gigabit Network Connection + Intel(R) 82562GT 10/100 Network Connection + Intel(R) 82562G 10/100 Network Connection Ethtool ------- - The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. Ethtool version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality. @@ -417,15 +490,14 @@ Additional Configurations The latest release of ethtool can be found from http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel. - NOTE: Ethtool 1.6 only supports a limited set of ethtool options. Support + 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, + 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: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel. @@ -436,11 +508,17 @@ Additional Configurations For this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e1000 driver must be loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system. + Wake On LAN is only supported on port A for the following devices: + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Network Connection + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Connection + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter + NAPI ---- - - NAPI (Rx polling mode) is supported in the e1000 driver. NAPI is enabled - or disabled based on the configuration of the kernel. To override + NAPI (Rx polling mode) is supported in the e1000 driver. NAPI is enabled + 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: @@ -457,88 +535,105 @@ Additional Configurations 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. - - 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:< |