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Date:      Tue, 21 Jul 2020 13:21:31 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Alex Dupre <ale@FreeBSD.org>
To:        ports-committers@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r542738 - head/net/realtek-re-kmod
Message-ID:  <202007211321.06LDLVvQ069698@repo.freebsd.org>

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Author: ale
Date: Tue Jul 21 13:21:30 2020
New Revision: 542738
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/542738

Log:
  Improve pkg-message by adding a suggestion on kernel memory usage.
  Bump PORTREVISION.

Modified:
  head/net/realtek-re-kmod/Makefile
  head/net/realtek-re-kmod/pkg-message

Modified: head/net/realtek-re-kmod/Makefile
==============================================================================
--- head/net/realtek-re-kmod/Makefile	Tue Jul 21 13:14:53 2020	(r542737)
+++ head/net/realtek-re-kmod/Makefile	Tue Jul 21 13:21:30 2020	(r542738)
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	re
 DISTVERSION=	v196.04
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	net
 MASTER_SITES=	LOCAL/ale
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	realtek-

Modified: head/net/realtek-re-kmod/pkg-message
==============================================================================
--- head/net/realtek-re-kmod/pkg-message	Tue Jul 21 13:14:53 2020	(r542737)
+++ head/net/realtek-re-kmod/pkg-message	Tue Jul 21 13:21:30 2020	(r542738)
@@ -2,10 +2,18 @@
 { type: install
   message: <<EOM
 Add the following lines to your /boot/loader.conf
-to override the built-in FreeBSD re driver.
+to override the built-in FreeBSD 're' driver.
 
 if_re_load="YES"
 if_re_name="/boot/modules/if_re.ko"
+
+By default, the size of allocated mbufs is enough
+to receive the largest ethernet frame supported
+by the card.  The value is tunable at boot time,
+eg. if you don't need Jumbo frames you can lower
+the memory requirements with:
+
+hw.re.max_rx_mbuf_sz="2048"
 EOM
 }
 ]



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