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1Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Network Connection
2==================================================
3
4November 24, 2009
5
6Contents
7========
8
9- In This Release
10- Identifying Your Adapter
11- Known Issues/Troubleshooting
12- Support
13
14In This Release
15===============
16
17This file describes the ixgbevf Linux* Base Driver for Intel Network
18Connection.
19
20The ixgbevf driver supports 82599-based virtual function devices that can only
21be activated on kernels with CONFIG_PCI_IOV enabled.
22
23The ixgbevf driver supports virtual functions generated by the ixgbe driver
24with a max_vfs value of 1 or greater.
25
26The guest OS loading the ixgbevf driver must support MSI-X interrupts.
27
28VLANs: There is a limit of a total of 32 shared VLANs to 1 or more VFs.
29
30Identifying Your Adapter
31========================
32
33For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter &
34Driver ID Guide at:
35
36    http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-008441.htm
37
38Known Issues/Troubleshooting
39============================
40
41  Unloading Physical Function (PF) Driver Causes System Reboots When VM is
42  Running and VF is Loaded on the VM
43  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
44  Do not unload the PF driver (ixgbe) while VFs are assigned to guests.
45
46Support
47=======
48
49For general information, go to the Intel support website at:
50
51    http://support.intel.com
52
53or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at:
54
55    http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000
56
57If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported
58kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related
59to the issue to e1000-devel@lists.sf.net
60
61License
62=======
63
64Intel 10 Gigabit Linux driver.
65Copyright(c) 1999 - 2009 Intel Corporation.
66
67This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
68under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
69version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
70
71This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
72ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
73FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
74more details.
75
76You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
77this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
7851 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
79
80The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
81the file called "COPYING".
82
83Trademarks
84==========
85
86Intel, Itanium, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of
87Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other
88countries.
89
90* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
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