Documentation/networking/ixgbevf.txt

Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Network Connection
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Intel Gigabit Linux driver.
Copyright(c) 1999 - 2010 Intel Corporation.

Contents
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- Identifying Your Adapter
- Known Issues/Troubleshooting
- Support

This file describes the ixgbevf Linux* Base Driver for Intel Network
Connection.

The ixgbevf driver supports 82599-based virtual function devices that can only
be activated on kernels with CONFIG_PCI_IOV enabled.

The ixgbevf driver supports virtual functions generated by the ixgbe driver
with a max_vfs value of 1 or greater.

The guest OS loading the ixgbevf driver must support MSI-X interrupts.

VLANs: There is a limit of a total of 32 shared VLANs to 1 or more VFs.

Identifying Your Adapter
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For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter &
Driver ID Guide at:

    http://support.intel.com/support/go/network/adapter/idguide.htm

Known Issues/Troubleshooting
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  Unloading Physical Function (PF) Driver Causes System Reboots When VM is
  Running and VF is Loaded on the VM
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  Do not unload the PF driver (ixgbe) while VFs are assigned to guests.

Support
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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 e1000-devel@lists.sf.net