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authorGreg Rose <gregory.v.rose@intel.com>2013-12-21 06:13:16 +0000
committerJeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>2013-12-31 16:27:49 -0800
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Modify the existing Kconfig, Makefile, and MAINTAINERS to add the driver to the kernel. Add a Makefile and a documentation Signed-off-by: Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Rose <gregory.v.rose@intel.com> Tested-by: Sibai Li <sibai.li@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
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+Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Network Connection
+==================================================
+
+Intel XL710 X710 Virtual Function Linux driver.
+Copyright(c) 2013 Intel Corporation.
+
+Contents
+========
+
+- Identifying Your Adapter
+- Known Issues/Troubleshooting
+- Support
+
+This file describes the i40evf Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) XL710
+X710 Virtual Function.
+
+The i40evf driver supports XL710 and X710 virtual function devices that
+can only be activated on kernels with CONFIG_PCI_IOV enabled.
+
+The guest OS loading the i40evf driver must support MSI-X interrupts.
+
+Identifying Your Adapter
+========================
+
+For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter &
+Driver ID Guide at:
+
+ http://support.intel.com/support/go/network/adapter/idguide.htm
+
+Known Issues/Troubleshooting
+============================
+
+
+Support
+=======
+
+For general information, go to the Intel support website at:
+
+ http://support.intel.com
+
+or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at:
+
+ http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000
+
+If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported
+kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related
+to the issue to e1000-devel@lists.sf.net
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