git: 8e5e42d54ad3 - main - Add man page for the ice network driver.
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Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 05:54:44 UTC
The branch main has been updated by des: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=8e5e42d54ad3093e38263814d1f3e7d8406d5421 commit 8e5e42d54ad3093e38263814d1f3e7d8406d5421 Author: Mathieu Simon <freebsd@simweb.ch> AuthorDate: 2024-05-21 05:49:50 +0000 Commit: Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2024-05-21 05:53:02 +0000 Add man page for the ice network driver. PR: 262892 MFC after: 3 days Reviewed by: concussious.bugzilla@runbox.com, erj Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D45270 --- share/man/man4/Makefile | 2 + share/man/man4/ice.4 | 250 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 252 insertions(+) diff --git a/share/man/man4/Makefile b/share/man/man4/Makefile index 4d3a5273d726..164efe3ddf66 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/Makefile +++ b/share/man/man4/Makefile @@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ MAN= aac.4 \ ${_hwpstate_intel.4} \ i2ctinyusb.4 \ iavf.4 \ + ice.4 \ ichsmb.4 \ ${_ichwd.4} \ icmp.4 \ @@ -711,6 +712,7 @@ MLINKS+=ip.4 rawip.4 MLINKS+=ipfirewall.4 ipaccounting.4 \ ipfirewall.4 ipacct.4 \ ipfirewall.4 ipfw.4 +MLINKS+=ice.4 if_ice.4 MLINKS+=ipheth.4 if_ipheth.4 MLINKS+=ipw.4 if_ipw.4 MLINKS+=iwi.4 if_iwi.4 diff --git a/share/man/man4/ice.4 b/share/man/man4/ice.4 new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..da46c758479c --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/man4/ice.4 @@ -0,0 +1,250 @@ +.\"- +.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2019-2020, Intel Corporation +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms of the Software, with or +.\" without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, +.\" this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, +.\" this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation +.\" and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" 3. Neither the name of the Intel Corporation nor the names of its +.\" contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from +.\" this Software without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" +.\" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE +.\" LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR +.\" CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF +.\" SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS +.\" INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN +.\" CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) +.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE +.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. +.\" +.Dd May 20, 2024 +.Dt ICE 4 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm ice +.Nd "Intel Ethernet 800 Series Driver" +.Sh SYNOPSIS +To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your +kernel configuration file: +.Bd -ragged -offset indent +.Cd "device iflib" +.Cd "device ice" +.Ed +.Pp +To load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following lines in +.Xr loader.conf 5 : +.Bd -literal -offset indent +if_ice_load="YES" +.Ed +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Ss Features +The +.Nm +driver provides support for any PCI Express adapter or LOM +(LAN On Motherboard) +in the Intel Ethernet 800 Series. +As of this writing, the series includes devices with these model numbers: +.Pp +.Bl -bullet -compact +.It +Intel\(rg Ethernet Controller E810\-C +.It +Intel\(rg Ethernet Controller E810\-XXV +.It +Intel\(rg Ethernet Connection E822\-C +.It +Intel\(rg Ethernet Connection E822\-L +.It +Intel\(rg Ethernet Connection E823\-C +.It +Intel\(rg Ethernet Connection E823\-L +.El +.Pp +For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation +supplied with your adapter. +.Pp +Support for Jumbo Frames is provided via the interface MTU setting. +Selecting an MTU larger than 1500 bytes with the +.Xr ifconfig 8 +utility configures the adapter to receive and transmit Jumbo Frames. +The maximum MTU size for Jumbo Frames is 9706. +This value coincides with the maximum Jumbo Frame size of 9728. +.Pp +This driver version supports VLANs. +For information on enabling VLANs, see the +.Pa README . +.Pp +Offloads are also controlled via the interface, for instance, checksumming for +both IPv4 and IPv6 can be set and unset, TSO4 and/or TSO6, and finally LRO can +be set and unset. +.Pp +For more information on configuring this device, see +.Xr ifconfig 8 . +.Ss Additional Utilities +There are additional tools available from Intel to help configure and update +the adapters covered by this driver. +These tools can be downloaded directly from Intel at +.Lk https://downloadcenter.intel.com , +by searching for their names, or by installing certain packages: +.Bl -bullet +.It +To change the behavior of the QSFP28 ports on E810-C adapters, use the +Intel EPCT (Ethernet Port configuration tool); installed by the +.Em sysutils/intel-epct +package. +.It +To update the firmware on an adapter, use the Intel Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) +Update Utility for Intel Network Adapter 800 series; installed by the +.Em sysutils/intel-nvmupdate-100g +package. +.El +.Sh HARDWARE +Most adapters in the Intel Ethernet 800 Series with SFP28/QSFP28 cages +have firmware that requires that Intel qualified modules are used; these +qualified modules are listed below. +This qualification check cannot be disabled by the driver. +.Pp +The +.Nm +driver supports 100Gb Ethernet adapters with these QSFP28 modules: +.Pp +.Bl -bullet -compact +.It +Intel\(rg 100G QSFP28 100GBASE-SR4 E100GQSFPSR28SRX +.It +Intel\(rg 100G QSFP28 100GBASE-SR4 SPTMBP1PMCDF +.It +Intel\(rg 100G QSFP28 100GBASE-CWDM4 SPTSBP3CLCCO +.It +Intel\(rg 100G QSFP28 100GBASE-DR SPTSLP2SLCDF +.El +.Pp +The +.Nm +driver supports 25Gb and 10Gb Ethernet adapters with these SFP28 modules: +.Pp +.Bl -bullet -compact +.It +Intel\(rg 10G/25G SFP28 25GBASE-SR E25GSFP28SR +.It +Intel\(rg 25G SFP28 25GBASE-SR E25GSFP28SRX (Extended Temp) +.It +Intel\(rg 25G SFP28 25GBASE-LR E25GSFP28LRX (Extended Temp) +.El +.Pp +The +.Nm +driver supports 10Gb and 1Gb Ethernet adapters with these SFP+ modules: +.Pp +.Bl -bullet -compact +.It +Intel\(rg 1G/10G SFP+ 10GBASE-SR E10GSFPSR +.It +Intel\(rg 1G/10G SFP+ 10GBASE-SR E10GSFPSRG1P5 +.It +Intel\(rg 1G/10G SFP+ 10GBASE-SR E10GSFPSRG2P5 +.It +Intel\(rg 10G SFP+ 10GBASE-SR E10GSFPSRX (Extended Temp) +.It +Intel\(rg 1G/10G SFP+ 10GBASE-LR E10GSFPLR +.El +.Pp +Note that adapters also support all passive and active +limiting direct attach cables that comply with SFF-8431 v4.1 and +SFF-8472 v10.4 specifications. +.Pp +This is not an exhaustive list; please consult product documentation for an +up-to-date list of supported media. +.Sh LOADER TUNABLES +Tunables can be set at the +.Xr loader 8 +prompt before booting the kernel or stored in +.Xr loader.conf 5 . +See the +.Xr iflib 4 +man page for more information on using iflib sysctl variables as tunables. +.Bl -tag -width indent +.It Va hw.ice.#.enable_health_events +TBW +.It Va hw.ice.#.debug.enable_tx_fc_filter +TBW +.It Va hw.ice.#.debug.enable_tx_lldp_filter +TBW +.It Va hw.ice.#.debug.enable_health_events +TBW +.El +.Sh SYSCTL PROCEDURES +.Bl -tag -width indent +.It Va dev.ice.#.fc +Allows one to set the flow control value. +A value of 0 disables flow control, 3 enables full, 1 is RX, and 2 is +TX pause. +.It Va dev.ice.#.advertise_speed +Allows one to set advertised link speeds, this will then cause a link +renegotiation. +.It Va dev.ice.#.current_speed +This is a display of the current setting. +.It Va dev.ice.#.fw_version +Displays the current firmware and NVM versions of the adapter. +.It Va dev.ice.#.ddp_version +TBW +.It Va dev.ice.#.requested_fec +TBW +.It Va dev.ice.#.negotiated_fec +TBW +.It Va dev.ice.#.fw_lldp_agent +TBW +.It Va dev.ice.#.ets_min_rate +TBW +.It Va dev.ice.#.up2tc_map +TBW +.It Va dev.ice.#.pfc +TBW +.El +.Sh INTERRUPT STORMS +It is important to note that 100G operation can generate high +numbers of interrupts, often incorrectly being interpreted as +a storm condition in the kernel. +It is suggested that this be resolved by setting +.Va hw.intr_storm_threshold +to 0. +.Sh SUPPORT +For general information and support, +go to the Intel support website at: +.Lk http://www.intel.com/support/ . +.Pp +If an issue is identified with this driver with a supported adapter, +email all the specific information related to the issue to +.Aq Mt freebsd@intel.com . +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr arp 4 , +.Xr iflib 4 , +.Xr netintro 4 , +.Xr ng_ether 4 , +.Xr vlan 4 , +.Xr ifconfig 8 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +device driver first appeared in +.Fx 12.2 . +.Sh AUTHORS +The +.Nm +driver was written by +.An Intel Corporation Aq Mt freebsd@intel.com .