Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2022 11:34:35 +0100 From: Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com> To: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@FreeBSD.org> Cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: git: abf6e1a49e94 - main - iwlwifi: update man pages Message-ID: <20220304113435.c1e93432321f75d9883a8e2d@bidouilliste.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.2203041015130.68830@ai.fobar.qr> References: <202203040039.2240dsEW021756@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <20220304082904.54c6c637cdd2a982aa5d72cd@bidouilliste.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.2203041015130.68830@ai.fobar.qr>
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On Fri, 4 Mar 2022 10:21:22 +0000 (UTC) "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > On Fri, 4 Mar 2022, Emmanuel Vadot wrote: > > > On Fri, 4 Mar 2022 00:39:54 GMT > > "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > > > >> The branch main has been updated by bz: > >> > >> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=abf6e1a49e944f9fb635a6aed55f01af832da06c > >> > >> commit abf6e1a49e944f9fb635a6aed55f01af832da06c > >> Author: Bjoern A. Zeeb <bz@FreeBSD.org> > >> AuthorDate: 2022-03-04 00:27:00 +0000 > >> Commit: Bjoern A. Zeeb <bz@FreeBSD.org> > >> CommitDate: 2022-03-04 00:35:42 +0000 > >> > >> iwlwifi: update man pages > >> > >> Update man pages given auto-loading is now enabled by default and > >> no user configuration is needed to load the driver. > >> Also note that the iwlwifi driver will appear the first time in 13.1-R. > >> > >> Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation > >> MFC after: 3 days > >> Relnotes: yes > > > > Does this mean that iwlwifi will be now prefered to iwn/iwm ? > > It'll never be preferred to iwn as we don't support the old chipsets > in iwlwifi. > > The entire dance with the commits before this one (being able to adjust > the probe return value from LinuxKPI) was that iwlwifi will NOT (yet) be > preferred to iwm for chipsets (PCI IDs) iwm supports. > > iwlwifi will only auto-attach by default for the newer chipsets which > are otherwise not supported by other drivers (where iwlwifi is the only > option). > > /bz > > -- > Bjoern A. Zeeb r15:7 Ok, thanks for the explaination, it wasn't really clear to me ;) -- Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com> <manu@freebsd.org>
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