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34.Dd May 14, 2010
35.Dt EM 4
36.Os
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm em
39.Nd "Intel(R) PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet adapter driver"
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41To compile this driver into the kernel,
42place the following line in your
43kernel configuration file:
44.Bd -ragged -offset indent
45.Cd "device em"
46.Ed
47.Pp
48Alternatively, to load the driver as a
49module at boot time, place the following line in
50.Xr loader.conf 5 :
51.Bd -literal -offset indent
52if_em_load="YES"
53.Ed
54.Sh DESCRIPTION
55The
56.Nm
57driver provides support for PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on
58the Intel 82540, 82541ER, 82541PI, 82542, 82543, 82544, 82545, 82546,
5982546EB, 82546GB, 82547, 82571, 81572, 82573, and 82574 Ethernet
60controller chips.
61The driver supports Transmit/Receive checksum offload
62and Jumbo Frames on all but 82542-based adapters.
63Furthermore it supports TCP segmentation offload (TSO) on all adapters but
64those based on the 82543, 82544 and 82547 controller chips.
65The identification LEDs of the adapters supported by the
66.Nm
67driver can be controlled via the
68.Xr led 4
69API for localization purposes.
70For further hardware information, see the
71.Pa README
72included with the driver.
73.Pp
74For questions related to hardware requirements,
75refer to the documentation supplied with your Intel PRO/1000 adapter.
76All hardware requirements listed apply to use with
77.Fx .
78.Pp
79Support for Jumbo Frames is provided via the interface MTU setting.
80Selecting an MTU larger than 1500 bytes with the
81.Xr ifconfig 8
82utility configures the adapter to receive and transmit Jumbo Frames.
83The maximum MTU size for Jumbo Frames is 16114.
84.Pp
85This driver version supports VLANs.
86The
87.Nm
88driver supports the following media types:
89.Bl -tag -width ".Cm 10baseT/UTP"
90.It Cm autoselect
91Enables auto-negotiation for speed and duplex.
92.It Cm 10baseT/UTP
93Sets 10Mbps operation.
94Use the
95.Cm mediaopt
96option to select
97.Cm full-duplex
98mode.
99.It Cm 100baseTX
100Sets 100Mbps operation.
101Use the
102.Cm mediaopt
103option to select
104.Cm full-duplex
105mode.
106.It Cm 1000baseSX
107Sets 1000Mbps operation.
108Only
109.Cm full-duplex
110mode is supported at this speed.
111.It Cm 1000baseTX
112Sets 1000Mbps operation.
113Only
114.Cm full-duplex
115mode is supported at this speed.
116.El
117.Pp
118The
119.Nm
120driver supports the following media options:
121.Bl -tag -width ".Cm full-duplex"
122.It Cm full-duplex
123Forces full-duplex operation
124.It Cm half-duplex
125Forces half-duplex operation.
126.El
127.Pp
128Only use
129.Cm mediaopt
130to set the driver to
131.Cm full-duplex .
132If
133.Cm mediaopt
134is not specified, the driver defaults to
135.Cm half-duplex .
136.Pp
137For more information on configuring this device, see
138.Xr ifconfig 8 .
139.Sh HARDWARE
140The
141.Nm
142driver supports Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on the Intel
14382540, 82541ER, 82541PI, 82542, 82543, 82544, 82545, 82546, 82546EB,
14482546GB, 82547, 82571, 82572, 82573, and 82574 controller chips:
145.Pp
146.Bl -bullet -compact
147.It
148Intel PRO/1000 CT Network Connection (82547)
149.It
150Intel PRO/1000 F Server Adapter (82543)
151.It
152Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter (82542)
153.It
154Intel PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter (82541PI)
155.It
156Intel PRO/1000 MF Dual Port Server Adapter (82546)
157.It
158Intel PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter (82545)
159.It
160Intel PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter (LX) (82545)
161.It
162Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter (82540)
163.It
164Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter (82541)
165.It
166Intel PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter (82546)
167.It
168Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter (82546EB)
169.It
170Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter (82545)
171.It
172Intel PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter (82571)
173.It
174Intel PRO/1000 PF Quad Port Server Adapter (82571)
175.It
176Intel PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter (82572)
177.It
178Intel PRO/1000 PT Desktop Adapter (82572)
179.It
180Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter (82571)
181.It
182Intel PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter (82571)
183.It
184Intel PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter (82572)
185.It
186Intel PRO/1000 T Desktop Adapter (82544)
187.It
188Intel PRO/1000 T Server Adapter (82543)
189.It
190Intel PRO/1000 XF Server Adapter (82544)
191.It
192Intel PRO/1000 XT Server Adapter (82544)
193.El
194.Sh LOADER TUNABLES
195Tunables can be set at the
196.Xr loader 8
197prompt before booting the kernel or stored in
198.Xr loader.conf 5 .
199.Bl -tag -width indent
200.It Va hw.em.rxd
201Number of receive descriptors allocated by the driver.
202The default value is 256.
203The 82542 and 82543-based adapters can handle up to 256 descriptors,
204while others can have up to 4096.
205.It Va hw.em.txd
206Number of transmit descriptors allocated by the driver.
207The default value is 256.
208The 82542 and 82543-based adapters can handle up to 256 descriptors,
209while others can have up to 4096.
210.It Va hw.em.rx_int_delay
211This value delays the generation of receive interrupts in units of
2121.024 microseconds.
213The default value is 0, since adapters may hang with this feature
214being enabled.
215.It Va hw.em.rx_abs_int_delay
216If
217.Va hw.em.rx_int_delay
218is non-zero, this tunable limits the maximum delay in which a receive
219interrupt is generated.
220.It Va hw.em.tx_int_delay
221This value delays the generation of transmit interrupts in units of
2221.024 microseconds.
223The default value is 64.
224.It Va hw.em.tx_abs_int_delay
225If
226.Va hw.em.tx_int_delay
227is non-zero, this tunable limits the maximum delay in which a transmit
228interrupt is generated.
229.El
230.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
231.Bl -diag
232.It "em%d: Unable to allocate bus resource: memory"
233A fatal initialization error has occurred.
234.It "em%d: Unable to allocate bus resource: interrupt"
235A fatal initialization error has occurred.
236.It "em%d: watchdog timeout -- resetting"
237The device has stopped responding to the network, or there is a problem with
238the network connection (cable).
239.El
240.Sh SUPPORT
241For general information and support,
242go to the Intel support website at:
243.Pa http://support.intel.com .
244.Pp
245If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported kernel
246with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the
247issue to
248.Aq freebsdnic@mailbox.intel.com .
249.Sh FILES
250.Bl -tag -width /dev/led/em*
251.It Pa /dev/led/em*
252identification LED device nodes
253.El
254.Sh EXAMPLES
255Make the identification LED of em0 blink:
256.Pp
257.Dl "echo f2 > /dev/led/em0"
258.Pp
259Turn the identification LED of em0 off again:
260.Pp
261.Dl "echo 0 > /dev/led/em0"
262.Pp
263.Sh SEE ALSO
264.Xr altq 4 ,
265.Xr arp 4 ,
266.Xr igb 4 ,
267.Xr led 4 ,
268.Xr netintro 4 ,
269.Xr ng_ether 4 ,
270.Xr polling 4 ,
271.Xr vlan 4 ,
272.Xr ifconfig 8
273.Sh HISTORY
274The
275.Nm
276device driver first appeared in
277.Fx 4.4 .
278.Sh AUTHORS
279The
280.Nm
281driver was written by
282.An Intel Corporation Aq freebsdnic@mailbox.intel.com .
283.Sh BUGS
284Hardware-assisted VLAN processing is disabled by default.
285You can enable it on an
286.Nm
287interface using
288.Xr ifconfig 8 .
289