netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH 11/11] ixgbe: Add documentation for the driver

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Date:	Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:25:46 +0000
From:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
To:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...hat.com,
	Peter P Waskiewicz Jr <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH 11/11] ixgbe: Add documentation for the driver

On Sat, 2009-03-14 at 01:15 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> From: PJ Waskiewicz <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
> 
> Documentation for the ixgbe driver in the kernel docs area is missing.
> This adds that documentation.
[...]
> +2. Load the module:
> +
> +# modprobe ixgbe
> +
> +   The insmod command can be used if the full
> +   path to the driver module is specified.  For example:
> +
> +     insmod /lib/modules/<KERNEL VERSION>/kernel/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.ko
> +
> +   With 2.6 based kernels also make sure that older ixgbe drivers are
> +   removed from the kernel, before loading the new module:
> +
> +     rmmod ixgbe; modprobe ixgbe
> +
> +3. Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following, where
> +   x is the interface number:
> +
> +     ifconfig 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
> +   that is being tested:
> +
> +     ping  <IP_address>
[...]

This is the same as for any network driver, so there is no point
including it in driver-specific documentation.

Ben.

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