From 322d3ed1679047e4ed0c9997d84acf3cdd4f1d29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen Hemminger Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 22:03:21 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] ixgb: remove references to ifconfig Move documentation into this century, even if this device hasn't been available for some time. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher --- Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) 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 addr add ethx 4. Verify that the interface works. Enter the following, where 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. -- 2.30.2