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Date:      Mon, 2 Jun 2025 13:58:34 -0700
From:      Kevin Bowling <kevin.bowling@kev009.com>
To:        Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@freebsd.org>
Cc:        src-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org,  dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: git: e3307d05311e - main - mlx.4: Improve specificity for apropos + hw notes
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On Mon, Jun 2, 2025 at 1:32=E2=80=AFPM Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@freebsd.org> =
wrote:
>
> The branch main has been updated by ziaee:
>
> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3De3307d05311e8c042e7e7ea215=
7fc51f50297369
>
> 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

I guess it's become deep arcana at this point but
https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/blockdev/README.DAC960 has a
breakdown of the chipsets, it looks like Fast/Wide (pre-Ultra) to
Ultra2 are supported by this driver.

>     + 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 US=
E 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 controller=
s,
>  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, howe=
ver
> -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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