.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ ============================================================ Linux Base Virtual Function Driver for Intel(R) 10G Ethernet ============================================================ Intel 10 Gigabit Virtual Function Linux driver. Copyright(c) 1999-2018 Intel Corporation. Contents ======== - Identifying Your Adapter - Known Issues - Support This driver supports 82599, X540, X550, and X552-based virtual function devices that can only be activated on kernels that support SR-IOV. For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation supplied with your Intel adapter. All hardware requirements listed apply to use with Linux. Identifying Your Adapter ======================== The driver is compatible with devices based on the following: * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller 82598 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller 82599 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X520 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X540 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller x550 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X552 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X553 For information on how to identify your adapter, and for the latest Intel network drivers, refer to the Intel Support website: https://www.intel.com/support Known Issues/Troubleshooting ============================ SR-IOV requires the correct platform and OS support. The guest OS loading this driver must support MSI-X interrupts. This driver is only supported as a loadable module at this time. Intel is not supplying patches against the kernel source to allow for static linking of the drivers. VLANs: There is a limit of a total of 64 shared VLANs to 1 or more VFs. Support ======= For general information, go to the Intel support website at: https://www.intel.com/support/ or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at: https://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000 If an issue is identified with the released source code on a supported kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the issue to e1000-devel@lists.sf.net.