2 "8139too" Fast Ethernet driver for Linux
3 RTL-8139, -8129, and -8130 10/100 Fast Ethernet adapters
5 Copyright 2000,2001 Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
7 http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel/
10 Architectures supported (all PCI platforms):
11 x86, Alpha AXP, PowerPC, Sparc64
13 Kernel versions supported: 2.4.x
20 DO NOT CONTACT DONALD BECKER FOR SUPPORT OF THIS DRIVER, his driver is
21 completely different and maintained independently of the 8139too code base.
27 Kernel 2.4.3 or later.
28 A Fast Ethernet adapter containing an RTL8139-based chip.
35 The "8139too" Fast Ethernet driver for Linux 2.4.0 is a substantial
36 modification of the experimental rtl8139 driver from Donald Becker,
37 some versions of which appeared in 2.2.x and 2.3.x kernels. The
38 RTL-8139 is a very low-cost Fast Ethernet chip, which makes it very
41 The step from 2.2.x to 2.4.x kernels brings many new features to Linux
42 device drivers. Features for MMIO resources, a standard hot-plug API,
43 and other interfaces are now becoming requirements, as drivers move
44 off the x86 platform. With that in mind, I have begun updating the
45 RTL-8139 driver to current 2.3.x (2.4) kernel standards and APIs, and
46 fixing the problems that users have been encountering.
52 [note - this list intended for people familiar with kernel drivers]
54 ** 100% MMIO, for full speed operation. All users (so far) have
55 reported performance increases over their existing RTL drivers.
57 ** Multi-platform support: x86, Alpha, PPC, ...
59 ** Use proper SMP spinlocking, fixing SMP interrupt bugs, making the
60 driver portable to non-x86 SMP platforms in the process.
62 ** Use new PCI driver API for seamless, low-maintenance hot-plug support
64 ** Several bugs fixes from original rtl8139 1.08r (October 5, 1999),
65 including the very common "transmit timeout" problem.
67 * Use new resource allocation API, required for hot-plug support
68 * Use new register read/write macros
69 * initcall support (module_init/exit)
70 * vastly improved debug tracing support
71 * code formatting in many places for readability
72 * use new init_etherdev() facilities
74 ...and probably some other less important changes which I forgot.
81 OPTION 1: Build inside kernel tree (into kernel image, or as module)
83 (overwrite 8139too driver in kernel tree with different version)
84 1) cp 8139too.c $my_source_tree/drivers/net/8139too.c
86 OPTION 2: Build outside kernel tree
88 Use the included Makefile.
95 AT-2500TX 10/100 PCI Fast Ethernet Network Adapter Card
99 Ovislink Fast Ethernet
100 Planet ENW-9504 (V.4) 10/100
101 SDT Jeoun Fast PCI-TX
105 (please add your adapter model to this list)
109 Status of Platform Support
110 --------------------------
112 (see errata below for details)
115 Alpha AXP: tested, stable
116 PowerPC: tested, unstable
123 The following people contributed invaluable testing time, feedback
124 and/or patches during the development of this driver. Thanks to all
127 Donald Becker, Alan Cox, Richard Stallman, Linus Torvalds - inspiration
129 Alan Cox, Gerard Roudier - insight on posted MMIO writes
131 Martin Mares - code review
133 Tigran Aivazian - testing, code review, and a bug fix
135 Chmouel Boudjnah, Alexander Dietrich, Oleg Drokin,
136 James Fidell, Taso Hatzi, Peter K - intrepid test team
138 And thanks to every supporter free software.
140 (see top of 8139too.c for further credits and kudos)
144 Submitting Bug Reports
145 ----------------------
146 Obtain and compile the modified rtl8139-diag source code from the
147 8139too driver Web site, http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel/
148 This diagnostics programs, originally from Donald Becker, has been
149 modified to display all registers on your RTL8139 chip, not just the
152 If possible, send the output of a working and broken driver with
153 rtl8139-diag -mmaaavvveefN > my-output-file.txt
155 Send "lspci -vvv" or "cat /proc/pci" output for PCI information.
159 Known Bugs / Errata / To-Do
160 ---------------------------
161 The following issues are known, and are actively being pursued. Patches
162 to resolve these issues is welcome. If a problem occurs which is not in
163 the list, please report it. That's why we do beta releases, after all...
167 1) Work with Donald to merge fixes and updates into his driver.
169 2) ETHTOOL_SSET support
171 3) PPC platform has stability problems. (XXX: verify this is still true)
173 4) Sparc64 platform not tested at all.
175 8) Much improved command line / module parameter setup. (patches and
176 suggestions welcome) (WIP)
178 9) Better documentation. (patches welcome)
180 12) 10base-T support flaky or slow (todo: verify this is still true)
188 Version 0.9.26 - August 9, 2002
190 * Fix MII ioctl phy id corruption.
191 * Fix big-endian multicast bug.
192 * Support register dumps via ethtool.
193 * Fix several uses of 'len' after potential skb free, in dev->hard_start_xmit
194 * Replace several "magic numbers" with their proper representation
195 constants in linux/mii.h.
196 * Support ethtool media interface via generic kernel MII API
197 * Export NIC-specific statistics via ethtool.
198 * Proper support for RTL8139 rev K. (can be disabled via
199 compile-time conditional)
200 * Add PCI ids for new 8139 boards.
201 * Use ethernet crc via generic linux/crc32.h kernel API.
202 * Better RX reset. Old rx-reset method still available via
203 a compile-time conditional.
204 * Only account specific RX errors if rx_status is !OK
207 Version 0.9.22 - November 8, 2001
209 * Additional retries before aborting Tx
210 * Do not write other TxConfig bits when writing clear-abort bit.
211 * Ack TxErr intr status after each Tx abort, too.
212 * Fix oops in interface restart
215 Version 0.9.21 - November 1, 2001
217 * Disable early Rx, it hurts performance and creates races.
218 * Remove DPRINTK macro function tracing.
219 * Better interrupt sharing behavior.
220 * Acknowledge PCI errors.
221 * Remove early-Rx acknowledgement, unnecessary
222 * Remove code for uncommon case where Tx packets are
223 properly aligned, and do not need to be copied.
224 Tx packets are now always copied into a static DMA buffer,
225 which is allocated at interface open.
226 * Fix problems with kernel thread exit.
229 Version 0.9.20 - October 18, 2001
231 * Print out notice when 8139C+ chip is detected
232 * Add id for D-Link DFE690TXD pcmcia cardbus card (Gert Dewit)
235 Version 0.9.19 - October 9, 2001
237 * Eliminate buffer copy for unaligned Tx's (manfred)
238 * Better RX error recovery (manfred)
239 * Wake-On-LAN and ETHTOOL_GSET support (Kalle Niemitalo)
240 * Fix assertion in PIO mode (various)
243 Version 0.9.18 - July 6, 2001
245 * Fix race leading to crashes on some machines.
246 * Minimize race leading to low performance.
247 * Correct interrupt acknowledgement to cover all three
249 * Add ethtool driver info support.
250 * Collect additional driver-internal statistics.
251 * Add descriptions for module parameters.
252 * Support new SIOCxMIIxxx ioctls added in kernel 2.4.6.
253 * Multicast filter big endian fix.
254 * Support new PCI PM API added in kernel 2.4.6.
257 Version 0.9.17 - May 7, 2001
259 * Fix chipset wakeup bug which prevent media connection for 8139B
260 * Print out "media is unconnected..." instead of
261 "partner ability 0000"
264 Version 0.9.16 - April 14, 2001
266 * Complete MMIO audit, disable read-after-every-write
267 * Update Rx interrupt handling
268 * Enable Early Rx thresholds, highly recommended to reduce
270 * Make 8129 support conditional
271 * Support for new 2.4.3 kernel APIs
272 * More correct PIO/MMIO PCI BAR region size checking
273 * Add check for totally dead/missing hardware
274 * Disable media timer code to "set full duplex"
275 * s/spin_lock_irq/spin_lock_irqsave/
276 * Only set AcceptMulticast if more than one mc address
277 * Only set rx_mode if changed, in set_rx_mode
278 * Only suspend/resume if interface is up
279 * Always print out version upon module load, even if no devices found
282 Version 0.9.15 - February 20, 2001
284 * Call pci_enable_device to wake up/assign resource to device,
285 before actually using it.
286 * Support wacky clone PCI ids (report from Norival Toniato Junior)
287 * Text spelling corrections
288 * Make sure tp->phys[] is signed
289 * Always wake queue after hw restart, in tx_timeout
290 * Record time of last received packet
293 Version 0.9.14 - January 11, 2001
295 * Merge some changes from Becker version 1.13:
296 * Add DFE 538TX PCI id
297 * MII read/write functions updated
298 * Cfg93[45]6 lock/unlock fix
299 * RTL-8129 (MII) support
300 * Clean up spinlocking
303 Version 0.9.13 - December, 2000
305 * Clear blocked signals, avoid buffer overrun setting current->comm
306 * Remove bogus PCI BAR length assertions
307 * Remove unused 'debug' module parameter
310 Version 0.9.12 - November 23, 2000
312 * Kill major Tx stop/wake queue race
313 * Use SET_MODULE_OWNER and fix module unload race
314 * Fix cable length ("Twister") tuning
315 * Proper media[] array length checking
316 * Replace timer with kernel thread for twister tuning state machine
317 and media checking. Fixes mdio_xxx locking, now mdio_xxx is always
318 protected by rtnl_lock semaphore.
319 * Correct some sledgehammer a.k.a. overzealous spin-locks
320 * Performance: Eliminate atomic_t for Tx counters, we don't need it
321 * Performance: Don't copy Tx buffer if the rare case occurs where it
322 is aligned perfectly for us.
323 * Eliminate needless casting of dev->priv
324 * PIO mode selection and Twister tuning are now CONFIG_xxx options
325 (though purposefully not in net/Config.in... yet)
328 Version 0.9.11 - October 28, 2000
330 * Do not fail when PIO and MMIO region lengths do not match.
331 (They don't on some CardBus models, at least)
332 * Sanity check Rx packet status and size (Tobias)
333 * When handling a Tx timeout, disable Tx ASAP if not already.
334 * Do not inline Tx interrupt handler (better register usage)
335 * Handle dirty_tx signed integer wrap
336 * Do not abort Rx processing on lack of memory, keep going
337 until the current Rx ring is completely handling. (Tobias)
338 * Clean up rtl8139_close
339 * Whitespace correction for dev_kfree_skb_irq call
342 Version 0.9.10 - September 12, 2000
344 * Never wrap an Rx packet (faster Rx interrupt handling)
345 * Clear all TxAborted conditions (bug fix)
348 * Update NWay doc URL
349 * Clean up commonly used ifdef switches
350 * Reorg info displayed at bootup/modprobe time
351 * Remove some unneeded spinlocks
352 * Misc cosmetic code cleanup
353 * Always print interrupt status for abnormal interrupts
354 * Use RealTek-recommended FIFO and DMA burst settings (1024 bytes)
357 Version 0.9.9 - September 9, 2000
359 * Fix oops-able bug in Rx ring wrap calculation (David Ford)
360 * Use PIO instead of MMIO when USE_IO_OPS is defined
361 * Move Rx error handling out of Rx interrupt handler, resulting in
362 tighter Rx interrupt processing
365 Version 0.9.8 - September 7, 2000
367 * Propagate request_irq error value (andrew morton)
368 * Correct potential oops bug in PCI DMA unmap code
369 * Fix bugs related to counting/discounting of 32-bit CRC in each Rx packet
370 * Fix 16/32-bit bug in interrupt status check
371 * Timer cleanups (andrew morton)
374 Version 0.9.7 - June 11, 2000
376 * Fix support for older chips (RTL8139 early chips should now work again)
379 Version 0.9.6 - May 30, 2000
381 * Fix 4-extra-bytes bug
382 (thanks to Markus Westergren, via Santiago Garcia Mantinan)
383 * Yet more improved chip recognition
386 Version 0.9.5 - May 17, 2000
388 * Improved chip version recognition
389 * Continue banging away at receiver hang problem
390 * Use spin_lock_irq in another spot
391 * Don't print anything on pci_enable_device, it does so for us
392 * Disable buggy NWay code
393 * Define TxConfig bitmasks
396 Version 0.9.4.1 - April 27, 2000 - third public beta release
398 * Replace several "magic numbers" with symbolic constants
399 * Differentiate between board-specific info and chip-specific info
400 (allows for easier support of specific boards or chips)
401 * Move some of the transmit side outside of the spinlock
402 by using atomic variables. Use spin_lock_irq instead of
403 spin_lock_irq{save,restore} in select places, for better performance.
404 * New module option "media" for forcing media selection. Functions the
405 same as "options" in other drivers, and will soon be renamed
406 'options' to be homogeneous.
407 * New power management wake-up code
408 * Slightly more verbose chip id messages in kernel log
409 * Add/correct chip register constant list
410 * New chipset wake up (open) logic
411 * No longer locks CONFIGx updates
412 * Do not set Interfame Gap (IFG) bits in TxConfig
413 * Better Rx reset logic in case of Rx FIFO Overflow
414 * For chips which support it, enable bit to automatically clear Rx
416 * No longer enable and disable interrupts in interrupt handler
417 (technique borrowed from BSD driver, appears to have problems
419 * H/W spinlock now protects ioctl
420 * Chipset-dependent RxConfig settings
423 Version 0.9.3.3.2 - Feb 22, 2000 - second public beta release
425 * Begin integration of Daniel Kobras' MMIO flush patch (disabled for now)
426 * Softnet logic updates to fix bugs and improve performance
427 * Dynamic sizing of I/O resources (0x80 for older chips, 0xFF for newer ones)
428 * Remove bogus SiS entries from PCI probe table
429 * Add support for cards
430 "Delta Electronics 8139 10/100BaseTX"
431 "Addtron Technolgy 8139 10/100BaseTX"
432 * Fix major bug with rx ring buffer size (also present in rtl8139.c 1.08r)
433 * PCI DMA mapping by Dave Miller
434 * Complete rewrite of SMP locking logic
436 * Call rtl8139_hw_start from rtl8139_open, and remove duplicated code
438 * Reset NWay registers to sane defaults on rtl8139_open/hw_start
439 * Miscellaneous code cleanup
442 Version 0.7.0 - Feb 7, 2000 - first public beta release
443 * Initial public version, derived from Donald Becker's rtl8139.c v1.08r