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-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/igb.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt12
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt14
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/rds.txt9
4 files changed, 19 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/igb.txt b/Documentation/networking/igb.txt
index 43d3549366a0..15534fdd09a8 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/igb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/igb.txt
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ Additional Configurations
Jumbo Frames
------------
Jumbo Frames support is enabled by changing the MTU to a value larger than
- the default of 1500. Use the ifconfig command to increase the MTU size.
+ the default of 1500. Use the ip command to increase the MTU size.
For example:
- ifconfig eth<x> mtu 9000 up
+ ip link set dev eth<x> mtu 9000
This setting is not saved across reboots.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt b/Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt
index 1e0c045e89f7..9b4a10a1cf50 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Channel Bonding documentation can be found in the Linux kernel source:
The driver information previously displayed in the /proc filesystem is not
supported in this release. Alternatively, you can use ethtool (version 1.6
-or later), lspci, and ifconfig to obtain the same information.
+or later), lspci, and iproute2 to obtain the same information.
Instructions on updating ethtool can be found in the section "Additional
Configurations" later in this document.
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ select m for "Intel(R) PRO/10GbE support" located at:
3. Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following, where
x is the interface number:
- ifconfig ethx <IP_address>
+ ip addr add ethx <IP_address>
4. Verify that the interface works. Enter the following, where <IP_address>
is the IP address for another machine on the same subnet as the interface
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ NOTE: These changes are only suggestions, and serve as a starting point for
tuning your network performance.
The changes are made in three major ways, listed in order of greatest effect:
-- Use ifconfig to modify the mtu (maximum transmission unit) and the txqueuelen
+- Use ip link to modify the mtu (maximum transmission unit) and the txqueuelen
parameter.
- Use sysctl to modify /proc parameters (essentially kernel tuning)
- Use setpci to modify the MMRBC field in PCI-X configuration space to increase
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ setpci -d 8086:1a48 e6.b=2e
# to change as well.
# set the txqueuelen
# your ixgb adapter should be loaded as eth1 for this to work, change if needed
-ifconfig eth1 mtu 9000 txqueuelen 1000 up
+ip li set dev eth1 mtu 9000 txqueuelen 1000 up
# call the sysctl utility to modify /proc/sys entries
sysctl -p ./sysctl_ixgb.conf
- END ixgb_perf.sh
@@ -297,10 +297,10 @@ Additional Configurations
------------
The driver supports Jumbo Frames for all adapters. Jumbo Frames support is
enabled by changing the MTU to a value larger than the default of 1500.
- The maximum value for the MTU is 16114. Use the ifconfig command to
+ The maximum value for the MTU is 16114. Use the ip command to
increase the MTU size. For example:
- ifconfig ethx mtu 9000 up
+ ip li set dev ethx mtu 9000
The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 16114. This value coincides
with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 16128.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt b/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt
index 0ace6e776ac8..6f0cb57b59c6 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ Avago 1000BASE-T SFP ABCU-5710RZ
82599-based adapters support all passive and active limiting direct attach
cables that comply with SFF-8431 v4.1 and SFF-8472 v10.4 specifications.
-Laser turns off for SFP+ when ifconfig down
+Laser turns off for SFP+ when device is down
-------------------------------------------
-"ifconfig down" turns off the laser for 82599-based SFP+ fiber adapters.
-"ifconfig up" turns on the laser.
+"ip link set down" turns off the laser for 82599-based SFP+ fiber adapters.
+"ip link set up" turns on the laser.
82598-BASED ADAPTERS
@@ -213,13 +213,13 @@ Additional Configurations
------------
The driver supports Jumbo Frames for all adapters. Jumbo Frames support is
enabled by changing the MTU to a value larger than the default of 1500.
- The maximum value for the MTU is 16110. Use the ifconfig command to
+ The maximum value for the MTU is 16110. Use the ip command to
increase the MTU size. For example:
- ifconfig ethx mtu 9000 up
+ ip link set dev ethx mtu 9000
- The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 16110. This value coincides
- with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 16128.
+ The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 9710. This value coincides
+ with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 9728.
Generic Receive Offload, aka GRO
--------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/rds.txt b/Documentation/networking/rds.txt
index c67077cbeb80..e1a3d59bbe0f 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/rds.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/rds.txt
@@ -62,11 +62,10 @@ Socket Interface
================
AF_RDS, PF_RDS, SOL_RDS
- These constants haven't been assigned yet, because RDS isn't in
- mainline yet. Currently, the kernel module assigns some constant
- and publishes it to user space through two sysctl files
- /proc/sys/net/rds/pf_rds
- /proc/sys/net/rds/sol_rds
+ AF_RDS and PF_RDS are the domain type to be used with socket(2)
+ to create RDS sockets. SOL_RDS is the socket-level to be used
+ with setsockopt(2) and getsockopt(2) for RDS specific socket
+ options.
fd = socket(PF_RDS, SOCK_SEQPACKET, 0);
This creates a new, unbound RDS socket.