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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/igb.txt | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt | 12 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt | 14 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/rds.txt | 9 |
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. |