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34.Dd January 30, 2019
35.Dt IXL 4
36.Os
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm ixl
39.Nd "Intel Ethernet 700 Series Driver"
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your
42kernel configuration file:
43.Bd -ragged -offset indent
44.Cd "device iflib"
45.Cd "device ixl"
46.Ed
47.Pp
48To load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following lines in
49.Xr loader.conf 5 :
50.Bd -literal -offset indent
51if_ixl_load="YES"
52.Ed
53.Sh DESCRIPTION
54.Ss Features
55The
56.Nm
57driver provides support for any PCI Express adapter or LOM
58(LAN On Motherboard)
59in the Intel Ethernet 700 Series.
60As of this writing, the series includes devices with these model numbers:
61.Pp
62.Bl -bullet -compact
63.It
64XL710 (40G)
65.It
66X710 (10G)
67.It
68XXV710 (25G)
69.It
70X722 (10G)
71.El
72.Pp
73The driver supports Jumbo Frames, TX/RX checksum offload,
74TCP segmentation offload (TSO), Large Receive Offload (LRO), VLAN
75tag insertion/extraction, VLAN checksum offload, VLAN TSO, and
76Receive Side Steering (RSS), all for both IPv4 and IPv6.
77For further hardware information and questions related to hardware
78requirements, see
79.Pa http://support.intel.com/ .
80.Pp
81Support for Jumbo Frames is provided via the interface MTU setting.
82Selecting an MTU larger than 1500 bytes with the
83.Xr ifconfig 8
84utility configures the adapter to receive and transmit Jumbo Frames.
85The maximum MTU size for Jumbo Frames is 9706.
86.Pp
87Offloads are also controlled via the interface, for instance,
88checksumming for both IPv4 and IPv6 can be set and unset, TSO4
89and/or TSO6, and finally LRO can be set and unset.
90.Pp
91For more information on configuring this device, see
92.Xr ifconfig 8 .
93.Ss Additional Utilities
94There are additional tools available from Intel to help configure and update
95the adapters covered by this driver.
96These tools can be downloaded directly from Intel at
97.Pa downloadcenter.intel.com ,
98by searching for their names, or by installing certain packages:
99.Bl -item
100.It
101To change the behavior of the QSFP+ ports on XL710 adapters, use the
102Intel QCU (QSFP+ configuration utility); installed by the
103.Em sysutils/intel-qcu
104package.
105.It
106To update the firmware on an adapter, use the Intel Non-Volatile Memory (NVM)
107Update Utility; installed by the
108.Em sysutils/intel-nvmupdate
109package.
110.It
111Drivers are provided by Intel outside of the
112.Fx
113kernel; install the
114.Em net/intel-ixl-kmod
115package for the latest driver.
116.El
117.Sh HARDWARE
118Most adapters in the Intel Ethernet 700 Series with SFP+/SFP28/QSFP+ cages
119have firmware that requires that Intel qualified modules are used; these
120qualified modules are listed below.
121This qualification check cannot be disabled by the driver.
122.Pp
123The
124.Nm
125driver supports 40Gb Ethernet adapters with these QSFP+ modules:
126.Pp
127.Bl -bullet -compact
128.It
129Intel 4x10G/40G QSFP+ 40GBASE-SR4 E40GQSFPSR
130.It
131Intel 4x10G/40G QSFP+ 40GBASE-LR4 E40GQSFPLR
132.El
133.Pp
134The
135.Nm
136driver supports 25Gb Ethernet adapters with these SFP28 modules:
137.Pp
138.Bl -bullet -compact
139.It
140Intel 10G/25G SFP28 25GBASE-SR E25GSFP28SR
141.It
142Intel 10G/25G SFP28 25GBASE-SR E25GSFP28SRX (Extended Temp)
143.El
144.Pp
145The
146.Nm
147driver supports 25Gb and 10Gb Ethernet adapters with these SFP+ modules:
148.Pp
149.Bl -bullet -compact
150.It
151Intel 1G/10G SFP+ SR FTLX8571D3BCV-IT
152.It
153Intel 1G/10G SFP+ SR AFBR-703SDZ-IN2
154.It
155Intel 1G/10G SFP+ LR FTLX1471D3BCV-IT
156.It
157Intel 1G/10G SFP+ LR AFCT-701SDZ-IN2
158.It
159Intel 1G/10G SFP+ 10GBASE-SR E10GSFPSR
160.It
161Intel 10G SFP+ 10GBASE-SR E10GSFPSRX (Extended Temp)
162.It
163Intel 1G/10G SFP+ 10GBASE-LR E10GSFPLR
164.El
165.Pp
166Note that adapters also support all passive and active
167limiting direct attach cables that comply with SFF-8431 v4.1 and
168SFF-8472 v10.4 specifications.
169.Pp
170This is not an exhaustive list; please consult product documentation for an
171up-to-date list of supported media.
172.Sh LOADER TUNABLES
173Tunables can be set at the
174.Xr loader 8
175prompt before booting the kernel or stored in
176.Xr loader.conf 5 .
177.Bl -tag -width indent
178.It Va hw.ixl.rx_itr
179The RX interrupt rate value, set to 62 (124 usec) by default.
180.It Va hw.ixl.tx_itr
181The TX interrupt rate value, set to 122 (244 usec) by default.
182.It Va hw.ixl.i2c_access_method
183Access method that driver will use for I2C read and writes via
184.Xr sysctl 8
185or verbose
186.Xr ifconfig 8
187information display:
188.Bd -literal -offset indent
1890 - best available method
1901 - bit bang via I2CPARAMS register
1912 - register read/write via I2CCMD register
1923 - Use Admin Queue command (default best)
193.Ed
194.Pp
195Using the Admin Queue is only supported on 710 devices with FW version 1.7 or
196newer.
197Set to 0 by default.
198.It Va hw.ixl.enable_tx_fc_filter
199Filter out packets with Ethertype 0x8808 from being sent out by non-adapter
200sources.
201This prevents (potentially untrusted) software or
202.Xr iavf 4
203devices from sending out flow control packets and creating a DoS (Denial of
204Service) event.
205Enabled by default.
206.It Va hw.ixl.enable_head_writeback
207When the driver is finding the last TX descriptor processed by the hardware,
208use a value written to memory by the hardware instead of scanning the
209descriptor ring for completed descriptors.
210Enabled by default; disable to mimic the TX behavior found in
211.Xr ixgbe 4 .
212.El
213.Sh SYSCTL PROCEDURES
214.Bl -tag -width indent
215.It Va dev.ixl.#.fc
216Sets the 802.3x flow control mode that the adapter will advertise on the link.
217A value of 0 disables flow control, 3 enables full, 1 is RX, and 2 is TX pause.
218.Pp
219The negotiated flow control setting can be viewed in
220.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
221in the interface's media field.
222.It Va dev.ixl.#.advertise_speed
223Set the speeds that the interface will advertise on the link.
224.Va dev.ixl.#.supported_speeds
225contains the speeds that are allowed to be set.
226.It Va dev.ixl.#.current_speed
227Displays the current speed.
228.It Va dev.ixl.#.fw_version
229Displays the current firmware and NVM versions of the adapter.
230.El
231.Sh INTERRUPT STORMS
232It is important to note that 40G operation can generate high
233numbers of interrupts, often incorrectly being interpreted as
234a storm condition in the kernel.
235It is suggested that this be resolved by setting:
236.Bl -tag -width indent
237.It Va hw.intr_storm_threshold: 0
238.El
239.Sh IOVCTL OPTIONS
240The driver supports additional optional parameters for created VFs
241(Virtual Functions) when using
242.Xr iovctl 8 :
243.Bl -tag -width indent
244.It mac-addr Pq unicast-mac
245Set the Ethernet MAC address that the VF will use.
246If unspecified, the VF will use a randomly generated MAC address.
247.It mac-anti-spoof Pq bool
248Prevent the VF from sending Ethernet frames with a source address
249that does not match its own.
250.It allow-set-mac Pq bool
251Allow the VF to set its own Ethernet MAC address
252.It allow-promisc Pq bool
253Allow the VF to inspect all of the traffic sent to the port.
254.It num-queues Pq uint16_t
255Specify the number of queues the VF will have.
256By default, this is set to the number of MSI-X vectors supported by the VF
257minus one.
258.El
259.Pp
260An up to date list of parameters and their defaults can be found by using
261.Xr iovctl 8
262with the -S option.
263.Sh SUPPORT
264For general information and support,
265go to the Intel support website at:
266.Pa http://support.intel.com/ .
267.Pp
268If an issue is identified with this driver with a supported adapter,
269email all the specific information related to the issue to
270.Mt freebsd@intel.com .
271.Sh SEE ALSO
272.Xr arp 4 ,
273.Xr iavf 4 ,
274.Xr netintro 4 ,
275.Xr vlan 4 ,
276.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
277.Xr iovctl 8 ,
278.Xr iflib 9
279.Sh HISTORY
280The
281.Nm
282device driver first appeared in
283.Fx 10.1 .
284It was converted to use
285.Xr iflib 9
286in
287.Fx 12 .
288.Sh AUTHORS
289.An -nosplit
290The
291.Nm
292driver was written by
293.An Jack Vogel Aq Mt jfv@freebsd.org
294and
295.An Eric Joyner Aq Mt erj@freebsd.org .
296