1.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ 2 3============================================================ 4Linux Base Virtual Function Driver for Intel(R) 10G Ethernet 5============================================================ 6 7Intel 10 Gigabit Virtual Function Linux driver. 8Copyright(c) 1999-2018 Intel Corporation. 9 10Contents 11======== 12 13- Identifying Your Adapter 14- Known Issues 15- Support 16 17This driver supports 82599, X540, X550, and X552-based virtual function devices 18that can only be activated on kernels that support SR-IOV. 19 20For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation 21supplied with your Intel adapter. All hardware requirements listed apply to use 22with Linux. 23 24 25Identifying Your Adapter 26======================== 27The driver is compatible with devices based on the following: 28 29 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller 82598 30 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller 82599 31 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X520 32 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X540 33 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller x550 34 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X552 35 * Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X553 36 37For information on how to identify your adapter, and for the latest Intel 38network drivers, refer to the Intel Support website: 39https://www.intel.com/support 40 41Known Issues/Troubleshooting 42============================ 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 not 49supplying patches against the kernel source to allow for static linking of the 50drivers. 51 52VLANs: There is a limit of a total of 64 shared VLANs to 1 or more VFs. 53 54 55Support 56======= 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 kernel 61with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the issue 62to intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org. 63