Hey Mike, Driver versions from in-distro drivers are kind of black magic at best. The norm seems to be to start with the version of the driver that was in the initial pull from kernel.org. And although they back port fixes/enhancements to the code base they don't change the driver version. So it is really hard to tell exactly what features are included in the Ubuntu driver vs. the latest OoT (out of tree) SourceForge driver, which by the way is up to version 3.2.2.
Intel isn't directly involved (at least I'm not and I own the ixgbe/vf drivers :) with what they do or do not back port so I can't really tell you in any detail. Couldn't you just try the in kernel driver and see if you get all the features you require and if not upgrade? Thanks, -Don Skidmore <donald.c.skidm...@intel.com> > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike James [mailto:mike.ja...@clutch.com] > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 8:09 AM > To: e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [E1000-devel] AWS enhanced networking need for clarification > > Hi all. I checked the list archive and there's a thread about a year ago > regarding the AWS recommendations for enhanced networking ( > http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/sriov- > networking.html#enhanced-networking-ubuntu) > I'm still confused as to whether the ixgbevf driver in the ubuntu distro has > at > least the same feature set / bug fixes as the 2.16.4 version that the docs > recommend. Any help appreciated and if I need to take this to some ubuntu > list, let me know. > > My head tells me 2.11.3-k != 2.16.4, but then again maybe they still have the > same features/bugfixes and the version number was not updated, because > that's the way Canonical does things. I'd like to know before I install the > out-of- > tree ixgbevf driver and waste my time, break something, or fix something that > isn't broken. > > I launched an instance of Ubuntu 14.04, using ami-2d39803a, then ran ```apt- > get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade``` Following that, I > see: > > ubuntu@ip-10-0-60-159:~$ ethtool -i eth0 > driver: ixgbevf > version: 2.11.3-k > firmware-version: > bus-info: 0000:00:03.0 > supports-statistics: yes > supports-test: yes > supports-eeprom-access: no > supports-register-dump: yes > supports-priv-flags: no > > ubuntu@ip-10-0-60-159:~$ modinfo ixgbevf > filename: > /lib/modules/3.13.0-96- > generic/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.ko > version: 2.11.3-k > license: GPL > description: Intel(R) 82599 Virtual Function Driver > author: Intel Corporation, <linux.n...@intel.com> > srcversion: AE2D8A25951B508611E943D > alias: pci:v00008086d00001515sv*sd*bc*sc*i* > alias: pci:v00008086d000010EDsv*sd*bc*sc*i* > depends: > intree: Y > vermagic: 3.13.0-96-generic SMP mod_unload modversions > signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key > sig_key: 5C:E9:1A:5F:5A:60:3A:31:2B:28:B6:E0:22:CB:56:18:E5:DC:44:ED > sig_hashalgo: sha512 > parm: debug:Debug level (0=none,...,16=all) (int) > > > [image: Clutch Holdings, LLC] <http://www.clutch.com> Mike James | > Manager of Infrastructure > 267.419.6400, ext 204 | mike.ja...@clutch.com > 201 S Maple St. | Suite 250 | Ambler, PA 19002 Clutch.com > <http://www.clutch.com> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/clutchsuccess> | > LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/2837209> | YouTube > <https://www.youtube.com/user/clutchsuccess> | Clutch Support Center > <http://clientsupport.clutch.com/> > > The only end to end consumer management platform that empowers > consumer-focused businesses to identify, target, message, and engage their > best customers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
