[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v2 07/12] Documentation: ixgbevf: Prepare documentation for RST conversion

Jeff Kirsher jeffrey.t.kirsher at intel.com
Wed Oct 10 19:16:08 UTC 2018


Before making the conversion to the rst (reStructured Text) format, there
are changes needed to the documentation so that there are no build errors.

Also fixed old/broken URLs to the correct or updated URL.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher at intel.com>
---
 Documentation/networking/ixgbevf.txt | 62 +++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ixgbevf.txt b/Documentation/networking/ixgbevf.txt
index 53d8d2a5a6a3..56cde6366c2f 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ixgbevf.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ixgbevf.txt
@@ -1,52 +1,66 @@
-Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Ethernet Network Connection
-===========================================================
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 
-Intel Gigabit Linux driver.
-Copyright(c) 1999 - 2013 Intel Corporation.
+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/Troubleshooting
+- Known Issues
 - 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.
+This driver supports 82599, X540, X550, and X552-based virtual function devices
+that can only be activated on kernels that support SR-IOV.
 
-The ixgbevf driver supports virtual functions generated by the ixgbe driver
-with a max_vfs value of 1 or greater.
+For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation
+supplied with your Intel adapter. All hardware requirements listed apply to use
+with Linux.
 
-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
 ========================
+The driver is compatible with devices based on the following:
 
-For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter &
-Driver ID Guide at:
+  * 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
 
-    http://support.intel.com/support/go/network/adapter/idguide.htm
+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:
 
-    http://support.intel.com
+https://www.intel.com/support/
 
 or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at:
 
-    http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000
+https://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 at lists.sf.net
+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 at lists.sf.net.
-- 
2.17.1



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