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-.TH IXGBE 7D "Apr 10, 2016"
+.TH IXGBE 7D "Jan 10, 2020"
.SH NAME
ixgbe \- Intel 10Gb PCI Express NIC Driver
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.LP
.nf
\fB/dev/ixgbe*\fR
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
-.LP
The \fBixgbe\fR 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver is a multi-threaded, loadable,
clonable, GLD-based STREAMS driver supporting the Data Link Provider Interface,
\fBdlpi\fR(7P), on Intel 10-Gigabit PCI Express Ethernet controllers.
.sp
.LP
@@ -53,11 +51,10 @@
.RE
.LP
The \fBixgbe\fR driver and hardware support auto-negotiation, a protocol
specified by the \fIIEEE 802.3ae\fR specification.
.SH APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
-.LP
The cloning character-special device, \fB/dev/ixgbe\fR, is used to access all
Intel 10-Gigabit PCI Express Ethernet devices installed within the system.
.sp
.LP
The \fBixgbe\fR driver is managed by the \fBdladm\fR(1M) command line utility,
@@ -122,11 +119,10 @@
.sp
Once in the DL_ATTACHED state, you must send a DL_BIND_REQ to associate a
particular SAP with the stream.
.RE
.SH CONFIGURATION
-.LP
By default, the \fBixgbe\fR driver performs auto-negotiation to select the link
speed and mode. Link speed and mode can only be 10000 Mbps full-duplex for fiber, and only 10000, 1000, or 100 Mbps full-duplex for copper. See the
\fIIEEE802.3\fR standard for more information.
.SH FILES
.ne 2
@@ -138,45 +134,35 @@
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.na
-\fB\fB/kernel/drv/ixgbe\fR\fR
-.ad
-.RS 29n
-32-bit device driver (x86).
-.RE
-
-.sp
-.ne 2
-.na
\fB\fB/kernel/drv/amd64/ixgbe\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 29n
-64-bit device driver (x86).
+Device driver (x86)
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/kernel/drv/sparcv9/ixgbe\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 29n
-64-bit device driver (SPARC).
+Device driver (SPARC)
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/kernel/drv/ixgbe.conf\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 29n
-Configuration file.
+Driver configuration file
.RE
.SH ATTRIBUTES
-.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp
.sp
.TS
@@ -189,11 +175,10 @@
_
Interface Stability Committed
.TE
.SH SEE ALSO
-.LP
\fBdladm\fR(1M), \fBnetstat\fR(1M), \fBdriver.conf\fR(4), \fBattributes\fR(5),
\fBstreamio\fR(7I), \fBdlpi\fR(7P)
.sp
.LP
\fIWriting Device Drivers\fR
@@ -203,6 +188,6 @@
.sp
.LP
\fINetwork Interfaces Programmer's Guide\fR
.sp
.LP
-\fIIEEE 802.3ae Specificiation\fR, IEEE - 2002
+\fIIEEE 802.3ae Specification\fR, IEEE - 2002