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34.Dd October 5, 2018
35.Dt IXL 4
36.Os
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm ixl
39.Nd "Intel Ethernet 700 Series Driver"
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your
42kernel configuration file:
43.Bd -ragged -offset indent
44.Cd "device ixl"
45.Ed
46.Pp
47To load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following lines in
48.Xr loader.conf 5 :
49.Bd -literal -offset indent
50if_ixl_load="YES"
51.Ed
52.Sh DESCRIPTION
53.Ss Features
54The
55.Nm
56driver provides support for any PCI Express adapter or LOM
57(LAN On Motherboard)
58in the Intel Ethernet 700 Series.
59As of this writing, the series includes devices with these model numbers:
60.Pp
61.Bl -bullet -compact
62.It
63XL710 (40G)
64.It
65X710 (10G)
66.It
67XXV710 (25G)
68.It
69X722 (10G)
70.El
71.Pp
72The driver supports Jumbo Frames, TX/RX checksum offload,
73TCP segmentation offload (TSO), Large Receive Offload (LRO), VLAN
74tag insertion/extraction, VLAN checksum offload, VLAN TSO, and
75Receive Side Steering (RSS), all for both IPv4 and IPv6.
76For further hardware information and questions related to hardware
77requirements, see
78.Pa http://support.intel.com/ .
79.Pp
80Support for Jumbo Frames is provided via the interface MTU setting.
81Selecting an MTU larger than 1500 bytes with the
82.Xr ifconfig 8
83utility configures the adapter to receive and transmit Jumbo Frames.
84The maximum MTU size for Jumbo Frames is 9706.
85.Pp
86Offloads are also controlled via the interface, for instance,
87checksumming for both IPv4 and IPv6 can be set and unset, TSO4
88and/or TSO6, and finally LRO can be set and unset.
89.Pp
90For more information on configuring this device, see
91.Xr ifconfig 8 .
92.Ss Additional Utilities
93There are additional tools available from Intel to help configure and update
94the adapters covered by this driver.
95These tools can be downloaded directly from Intel at
96.Pa downloadcenter.intel.com ,
97by searching for their names, or by installing certain packages:
98.Bl -item
99.It
100To change the behavior of the QSFP+ ports on XL710 adapters, use the
101Intel QCU (QSFP+ configuration utility); installed by the
102.Em sysutils/intel-qcu
103package.
104.It
105To update the firmware on an adapter, use the Intel Non-Volatile Memory (NVM)
106Update Utility; installed by the
107.Em sysutils/intel-nvmupdate
108package.
109.It
110Drivers are provided by Intel outside of the
111.Fx
112kernel; install the
113.Em net/intel-ixl-kmod
114package for the latest driver.
115.El
116.Sh HARDWARE
117Most adapters in the Intel Ethernet 700 Series with SFP+/SFP28/QSFP+ cages
118have firmware that requires that Intel qualified modules are used; these
119qualified modules are listed below.
120This qualification check cannot be disabled by the driver.
121.Pp
122The
123.Nm
124driver supports 40Gb Ethernet adapters with these QSFP+ modules:
125.Pp
126.Bl -bullet -compact
127.It
128Intel 4x10G/40G QSFP+ 40GBASE-SR4 E40GQSFPSR
129.It
130Intel 4x10G/40G QSFP+ 40GBASE-LR4 E40GQSFPLR
131.El
132.Pp
133The
134.Nm
135driver supports 25Gb Ethernet adapters with these SFP28 modules:
136.Pp
137.Bl -bullet -compact
138.It
139Intel 10G/25G SFP28 25GBASE-SR E25GSFP28SR
140.It
141Intel 10G/25G SFP28 25GBASE-SR E25GSFP28SRX (Extended Temp)
142.El
143.Pp
144The
145.Nm
146driver supports 25Gb and 10Gb Ethernet adapters with these SFP+ modules:
147.Pp
148.Bl -bullet -compact
149.It
150Intel 1G/10G SFP+ SR FTLX8571D3BCV-IT
151.It
152Intel 1G/10G SFP+ SR AFBR-703SDZ-IN2
153.It
154Intel 1G/10G SFP+ LR FTLX1471D3BCV-IT
155.It
156Intel 1G/10G SFP+ LR AFCT-701SDZ-IN2
157.It
158Intel 1G/10G SFP+ 10GBASE-SR E10GSFPSR
159.It
160Intel 10G SFP+ 10GBASE-SR E10GSFPSRX (Extended Temp)
161.It
162Intel 1G/10G SFP+ 10GBASE-LR E10GSFPLR
163.El
164.Pp
165Note that adapters also support all passive and active
166limiting direct attach cables that comply with SFF-8431 v4.1 and
167SFF-8472 v10.4 specifications.
168.Pp
169This is not an exhaustive list; please consult product documentation for an
170up-to-date list of supported media.
171.Sh LOADER TUNABLES
172Tunables can be set at the
173.Xr loader 8
174prompt before booting the kernel or stored in
175.Xr loader.conf 5 .
176.Bl -tag -width indent
177.It Va hw.ixl.rx_itr
178The RX interrupt rate value, set to 62 (124 usec) by default.
179.It Va hw.ixl.tx_itr
180The TX interrupt rate value, set to 122 (244 usec) by default.
181.It Va hw.ixl.i2c_access_method
182Access method that driver will use for I2C read and writes via
183.Xr sysctl 8
184or verbose
185.Xr ifconfig 8
186information display:
187.Bd -literal -offset indent
1880 - best available method
1891 - bit bang via I2CPARAMS register
1902 - register read/write via I2CCMD register
1913 - Use Admin Queue command (default best)
192.Ed
193.Pp
194Using the Admin Queue is only supported on 710 devices with FW version 1.7 or
195newer.
196Set to 0 by default.
197.It Va hw.ixl.enable_tx_fc_filter
198Filter out packets with Ethertype 0x8808 from being sent out by non-adapter
199sources.
200This prevents (potentially untrusted) software or
201.Xr iavf 4
202devices from sending out flow control packets and creating a DoS (Denial of
203Service) event.
204Enabled by default.
205.It Va hw.ixl.enable_head_writeback
206When the driver is finding the last TX descriptor processed by the hardware,
207use a value written to memory by the hardware instead of scanning the
208descriptor ring for completed descriptors.
209Enabled by default; disable to mimic the TX behavior found in
210.Xr ixgbe 4 .
211.El
212.Sh SYSCTL PROCEDURES
213.Bl -tag -width indent
214.It Va dev.ixl.#.fc
215Sets the 802.3x flow control mode that the adapter will advertise on the link.
216A value of 0 disables flow control, 3 enables full, 1 is RX, and 2 is TX pause.
217.Pp
218The negotiated flow control setting can be viewed in
219.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
220in the interface's media field.
221.It Va dev.ixl.#.advertise_speed
222Set the speeds that the interface will advertise on the link.
223.Va dev.ixl.#.supported_speeds
224contains the speeds that are allowed to be set.
225.It Va dev.ixl.#.current_speed
226Displays the current speed.
227.It Va dev.ixl.#.fw_version
228Displays the current firmware and NVM versions of the adapter.
229.El
230.Sh INTERRUPT STORMS
231It is important to note that 40G operation can generate high
232numbers of interrupts, often incorrectly being interpreted as
233a storm condition in the kernel.
234It is suggested that this be resolved by setting:
235.Bl -tag -width indent
236.It Va hw.intr_storm_threshold: 0
237.El
238.Sh IOVCTL OPTIONS
239The driver supports additional optional parameters for created VFs
240(Virtual Functions) when using
241.Xr iovctl 8 :
242.Bl -tag -width indent
243.It mac-addr Pq unicast-mac
244Set the Ethernet MAC address that the VF will use.
245If unspecified, the VF will use a randomly generated MAC address.
246.It mac-anti-spoof Pq bool
247Prevent the VF from sending Ethernet frames with a source address
248that does not match its own.
249.It allow-set-mac Pq bool
250Allow the VF to set its own Ethernet MAC address
251.It allow-promisc Pq bool
252Allow the VF to inspect all of the traffic sent to the port.
253.It num-queues Pq uint16_t
254Specify the number of queues the VF will have.
255By default, this is set to the number of MSI-X vectors supported by the VF
256minus one.
257.El
258.Pp
259An up to date list of parameters and their defaults can be found by using
260.Xr iovctl 8
261with the -S option.
262.Sh SUPPORT
263For general information and support,
264go to the Intel support website at:
265.Pa http://support.intel.com/ .
266.Pp
267If an issue is identified with this driver with a supported adapter,
268email all the specific information related to the issue to
269.Mt freebsd@intel.com .
270.Sh SEE ALSO
271.Xr arp 4 ,
272.Xr iavf 4 ,
273.Xr netintro 4 ,
274.Xr vlan 4 ,
275.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
276.Xr iovctl 8 ,
277.Xr iflib 9
278.Sh HISTORY
279The
280.Nm
281device driver first appeared in
282.Fx 10.1 .
283It was converted to use
284.Xr iflib 9
285in
286.Fx 12 .
287.Sh AUTHORS
288.An -nosplit
289The
290.Nm
291driver was written by
292.An Jack Vogel Aq Mt jfv@freebsd.org
293and
294.An Eric Joyner Aq Mt erj@freebsd.org .
295