From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 20 17:39:39 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76654106566B; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:39:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yongari@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6535C8FC08; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:39:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id oBKHddum071222; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:39:39 GMT (envelope-from yongari@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from yongari@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id oBKHddwY071220; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:39:39 GMT (envelope-from yongari@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201012201739.oBKHddwY071220@svn.freebsd.org> From: Pyun YongHyeon Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:39:39 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-SVN-Group: head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: svn commit: r216596 - head/share/man/man4 X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:39:39 -0000 Author: yongari Date: Mon Dec 20 17:39:39 2010 New Revision: 216596 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/216596 Log: Document limitation of station address reprogramming. Modified: head/share/man/man4/jme.4 Modified: head/share/man/man4/jme.4 ============================================================================== --- head/share/man/man4/jme.4 Mon Dec 20 17:28:15 2010 (r216595) +++ head/share/man/man4/jme.4 Mon Dec 20 17:39:39 2010 (r216596) @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd December 18, 2010 +.Dd December 20, 2010 .Dt JME 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -166,3 +166,15 @@ driver was written by .Aq yongari@FreeBSD.org . It first appeared in .Fx 7.1 . +.Sh CAVEATS +The +.Nm +driver tries to avoid unnecessary station address reprogramming for +controllers that use eFuse to store station address. +The number of times that eFuse can be safely reprogrammed is 16 at +most. +In addition, there is no way to restore factory default station +address once station address is reprogrammed via eFuse. +It is highly recommended not to reprogram station address and +it is responsibility of administrator to store original station +address into a safe place when station address should be changed.