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Date:      Mon, 2 Jun 2025 20:32:14 GMT
From:      Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   git: e3307d05311e - main - mlx.4: Improve specificity for apropos + hw notes
Message-ID:  <202506022032.552KWE9s020346@gitrepo.freebsd.org>

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The branch main has been updated by ziaee:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=e3307d05311e8c042e7e7ea2157fc51f50297369

commit e3307d05311e8c042e7e7ea2157fc51f50297369
Author:     Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-06-02 20:31:14 +0000
Commit:     Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2025-06-02 20:31:16 +0000

    mlx.4: Improve specificity for apropos + hw notes
    
    + There are decades of SCSIs, these are Ultra-SCSI
    + Remove generalizations from the end of HARDWARE
    + Tag SPDX
    
    MFC after:              3 days
    Reviewed by:            mhorne
    Approved by:            mhorne (mentor)
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50545
---
 share/man/man4/mlx.4 | 17 ++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/share/man/man4/mlx.4 b/share/man/man4/mlx.4
index 7cb3e9a98c1d..a5443f308088 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/mlx.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/mlx.4
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 .\"
+.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+.\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2003 David O'Brien
 .\" Copyright (c) 2000 Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven
 .\" Copyright (c) 2000 Michael Smith
@@ -23,12 +25,12 @@
 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd January 10, 2025
+.Dd May 27, 2025
 .Dt MLX 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm mlx
-.Nd Mylex DAC-family RAID driver
+.Nd Mylex DAC-family Ultra-SCSI RAID driver
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 To compile this driver into the kernel,
 place the following lines in your
@@ -50,9 +52,9 @@ The
 driver provides support for Mylex DAC-family PCI to SCSI RAID controllers,
 including versions relabeled by Digital/Compaq.
 .Sh HARDWARE
-Controllers supported by the
+The
 .Nm
-driver include:
+driver supports the following Ultra-SCSI RAID controllers:
 .Pp
 .Bl -bullet -compact
 .It
@@ -79,13 +81,6 @@ Mylex eXtremeRAID 1100 (DAC1164P)
 RAIDarray 230 controllers, aka the Ultra-SCSI DEC KZPAC-AA (1-ch, 4MB
 cache), KZPAC-CA (3-ch, 4MB), KZPAC-CB (3-ch, 8MB cache)
 .El
-.Pp
-All major firmware revisions (2.x, 3.x, 4.x and 5.x) are supported, however
-it is always advisable to upgrade to the most recent firmware
-available for the controller.
-.Pp
-Compatible Mylex controllers not listed should work, but have not been
-verified.
 .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
 .Ss Controller initialisation phase
 .Bl -diag



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