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 Message-ID: <CAK7dMtCui=hFxxZjhAnd-mC%2B_AptZLtCCj9vQgM==TAnyZW6ig@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <202506022032.552KWE9s020346@gitrepo.freebsd.org> References: <202506022032.552KWE9s020346@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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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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