Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2022 02:39:57 GMT From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: aef4a2f5a8e8 - stable/13 - iwlwifi: clarifying man page update Message-ID: <202201090239.2092dvGX095362@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch stable/13 has been updated by bz: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=aef4a2f5a8e84fcae7baf9fa832349883ff64260 commit aef4a2f5a8e84fcae7baf9fa832349883ff64260 Author: Bjoern A. Zeeb <bz@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2022-01-01 18:08:31 +0000 Commit: Bjoern A. Zeeb <bz@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2022-01-09 02:39:00 +0000 iwlwifi: clarifying man page update Based on some feedback clarify the man page for - how to load the driver currently - status of the driver with respect to iwm(4) and leave a comment to (automatically) add a full list of chipsets to the man page. Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Reviewed by: debdrup Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D33713 (cherry picked from commit e9016c0be83f9b1d9cf7c2460ee3b041967bb75f) --- share/man/man4/iwlwifi.4 | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++--------- share/man/man4/iwlwififw.4 | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man4/iwlwifi.4 b/share/man/man4/iwlwifi.4 index 5d96b263c9e2..1f79319aad61 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/iwlwifi.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/iwlwifi.4 @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd October 27, 2021 +.Dd January 1, 2022 .Dt iwlwifi 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -35,14 +35,21 @@ .Nd Intel IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax wireless network driver .Sh SYNOPSIS To load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following lines in -.Xr loader.conf 5 : +.Xr rc.conf 5 : .Bd -literal -offset indent -if_iwlwifi_load="YES" +kld_list="${kld_list} if_iwlwifi" .Ed .Pp The driver should automatically load any .Xr iwlwififw 4 -firmware needed for the particular chipset. +firmware needed for the particular chipset in that case. +.Pp +It is anticipated that the driver will support auto-loading via +.Xr devmatch 8 +in the future and will need no configuration at all. +.Pp +It is discouraged to load the driver from +.Xr loader 8 . .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm @@ -50,12 +57,14 @@ driver is derived from Intel's Linux iwlwifi driver and provides support for all chipsets supported by the .Em mvm part of that driver. -This superseeds the +.\" XXX-BZ find way to add full list of chipsets automatically +.Nm +will be a successor to .Xr iwm 4 -driver which provided support for a subset of these chipsets and still -complements the +and may superseed that driver in the future. +It still complements the .Xr iwn 4 -driver supporting older chipsets. +driver which supports older chipsets. .Pp The driver uses the .\" No LinuxKPI man pages so no .Xr here. @@ -63,7 +72,9 @@ The driver uses the and .Em linuxkpi compat framework to bridge between the Linux and -native FreeBSD driver code. +native FreeBSD driver code as well as to the native +.Xr net80211 4 +wireless stack. .Pp While .Nm diff --git a/share/man/man4/iwlwififw.4 b/share/man/man4/iwlwififw.4 index 81daaa02817a..d38d38f28695 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/iwlwififw.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/iwlwififw.4 @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd November 30, 2021 +.Dd January 1, 2022 .Dt iwlwififw 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ The .Xr iwlwifi 4 driver should auto-load any firmware needed. +It is discouraged to load the driver or firmware manually from +.Xr loader 8 . .Sh DESCRIPTION Multiple modules provide access to firmware for the various chipset models supported by the
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