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 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 .. _igb:

 igb
 ---

 igb is a family of Intel's gigabit ethernet controllers. In QEMU, 82576
 emulation is implemented in particular. Its datasheet is available at [1]_.

 This implementation is expected to be useful to test SR-IOV networking without
 requiring physical hardware.

 Limitations
 ===========

 This igb implementation was tested with Linux Test Project [2]_ and Windows HLK
 [3]_ during the initial development. Later it was also tested with DPDK Test
 Suite [4]_. The command used when testing with LTP is:

 .. code-block:: shell

   network.sh -6mta

 Be aware that this implementation lacks many functionalities available with the
 actual hardware, and you may experience various failures if you try to use it
 with a different operating system other than DPDK, Linux, and Windows or if you
 try functionalities not covered by the tests.

 Using igb
 =========

 Using igb should be nothing different from using another network device. See
 :ref:`Network_emulation` in general.

 However, you may also need to perform additional steps to activate SR-IOV
 feature on your guest. For Linux, refer to [5]_.

 Developing igb
 ==============

 igb is the successor of e1000e, and e1000e is the successor of e1000 in turn.
 As these devices are very similar, if you make a change for igb and the same
 change can be applied to e1000e and e1000, please do so.

 Please do not forget to run tests before submitting a change. As tests included
 in QEMU is very minimal, run some application which is likely to be affected by
 the change to confirm it works in an integrated system.

 Testing igb
 ===========

 A qtest of the basic functionality is available. Run the below at the build
 directory:

 .. code-block:: shell

   meson test qtest-x86_64/qos-test

 ethtool can test register accesses, interrupts, etc. It is automated as an
 Avocado test and can be ran with the following command:

 .. code:: shell

   make check-avocado AVOCADO_TESTS=tests/avocado/netdev-ethtool.py

 References
 ==========

 .. [1] https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/datasheets/82576eb-gigabit-ethernet-controller-datasheet.pdf
 .. [2] https://github.com/linux-test-project/ltp
 .. [3] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/test/hlk/
 .. [4] https://doc.dpdk.org/dts/gsg/
 .. [5] https://docs.kernel.org/PCI/pci-iov-howto.html
	.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
	.. _igb:

	igb
	---

	igb is a family of Intel's gigabit ethernet controllers. In QEMU, 82576
	emulation is implemented in particular. Its datasheet is available at [1]_.

	This implementation is expected to be useful to test SR-IOV networking without
	requiring physical hardware.

	Limitations
	===========

	This igb implementation was tested with Linux Test Project [2]_ and Windows HLK
	[3]_ during the initial development. Later it was also tested with DPDK Test
	Suite [4]_. The command used when testing with LTP is:

	.. code-block:: shell

	network.sh -6mta

	Be aware that this implementation lacks many functionalities available with the
	actual hardware, and you may experience various failures if you try to use it
	with a different operating system other than DPDK, Linux, and Windows or if you
	try functionalities not covered by the tests.

	Using igb
	=========

	Using igb should be nothing different from using another network device. See
	:ref:`Network_emulation` in general.

	However, you may also need to perform additional steps to activate SR-IOV
	feature on your guest. For Linux, refer to [5]_.

	Developing igb
	==============

	igb is the successor of e1000e, and e1000e is the successor of e1000 in turn.
	As these devices are very similar, if you make a change for igb and the same
	change can be applied to e1000e and e1000, please do so.

	Please do not forget to run tests before submitting a change. As tests included
	in QEMU is very minimal, run some application which is likely to be affected by
	the change to confirm it works in an integrated system.

	Testing igb
	===========

	A qtest of the basic functionality is available. Run the below at the build
	directory:

	.. code-block:: shell

	meson test qtest-x86_64/qos-test

	ethtool can test register accesses, interrupts, etc. It is automated as an
	Avocado test and can be ran with the following command:

	.. code:: shell

	make check-avocado AVOCADO_TESTS=tests/avocado/netdev-ethtool.py

	References
	==========

	.. [1] https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/datasheets/82576eb-gigabit-ethernet-controller-datasheet.pdf
	.. [2] https://github.com/linux-test-project/ltp
	.. [3] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/test/hlk/
	.. [4] https://doc.dpdk.org/dts/gsg/
	.. [5] https://docs.kernel.org/PCI/pci-iov-howto.html