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1.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+2 3============================================================4Linux Base Virtual Function Driver for Intel(R) 10G Ethernet5============================================================6 7Intel 10 Gigabit Virtual Function Linux driver.8Copyright(c) 1999-2018 Intel Corporation.9 10Contents11========12 13- Identifying Your Adapter14- Known Issues15- Support16 17This driver supports 82599, X540, X550, and X552-based virtual function devices18that can only be activated on kernels that support SR-IOV.19 20For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation21supplied with your Intel adapter. All hardware requirements listed apply to use22with Linux.23 24 25Identifying Your Adapter26========================27The driver is compatible with devices based on the following:28 29 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller 8259830 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller 8259931 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X52032 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X54033 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller x55034 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X55235 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X55336 37For information on how to identify your adapter, and for the latest Intel38network drivers, refer to the Intel Support website:39https://www.intel.com/support40 41Known Issues/Troubleshooting42============================43 44SR-IOV requires the correct platform and OS support.45 46The guest OS loading this driver must support MSI-X interrupts.47 48This driver is only supported as a loadable module at this time. Intel is not49supplying patches against the kernel source to allow for static linking of the50drivers.51 52VLANs: There is a limit of a total of 64 shared VLANs to 1 or more VFs.53 54 55Support56=======57For general information, go to the Intel support website at:58https://www.intel.com/support/59 60If an issue is identified with the released source code on a supported kernel61with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the issue62to intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org.63