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1.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+2 3===========================================================4Linux Base Virtual Function Driver for Intel(R) 1G Ethernet5===========================================================6 7Intel Gigabit Virtual Function Linux driver.8Copyright(c) 1999-2018 Intel Corporation.9 10Contents11========12- Identifying Your Adapter13- Additional Configurations14- Support15 16This driver supports Intel 82576-based virtual function devices-based virtual17function devices that can only be activated on kernels that support SR-IOV.18 19SR-IOV requires the correct platform and OS support.20 21The guest OS loading this driver must support MSI-X interrupts.22 23For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation24supplied with your Intel adapter. All hardware requirements listed apply to use25with Linux.26 27Driver information can be obtained using ethtool, lspci, and ifconfig.28Instructions on updating ethtool can be found in the section Additional29Configurations later in this document.30 31NOTE: There is a limit of a total of 32 shared VLANs to 1 or more VFs.32 33 34Identifying Your Adapter35========================36For information on how to identify your adapter, and for the latest Intel37network drivers, refer to the Intel Support website:38https://www.intel.com/support39 40 41Additional Features and Configurations42======================================43 44ethtool45-------46The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and47diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The latest ethtool48version is required for this functionality. Download it at:49 50https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/51 52 53Support54=======55For general information, go to the Intel support website at:56https://www.intel.com/support/57 58If an issue is identified with the released source code on a supported kernel59with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the issue60to intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org.61