From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 6 22:10:57 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 DAD1D10656A6; Mon, 6 Sep 2010 22:10:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from weongyo@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAB698FC1E; Mon, 6 Sep 2010 22:10:57 +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 o86MAvqx067693; Mon, 6 Sep 2010 22:10:57 GMT (envelope-from weongyo@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from weongyo@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o86MAvxg067691; Mon, 6 Sep 2010 22:10:57 GMT (envelope-from weongyo@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201009062210.o86MAvxg067691@svn.freebsd.org> From: Weongyo Jeong Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 22:10:57 +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: r212271 - 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, 06 Sep 2010 22:10:58 -0000 Author: weongyo Date: Mon Sep 6 22:10:57 2010 New Revision: 212271 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/212271 Log: Adds a CAVEATS section to mention DMA issues that currently only a solution is using PIO mode. As fas as I know all open source based broadcom drivers for specially LP PHY has this issue because it's a reverse engineered driver from wl(4). Pointed by: Warren Block Modified: head/share/man/man4/bwn.4 Modified: head/share/man/man4/bwn.4 ============================================================================== --- head/share/man/man4/bwn.4 Mon Sep 6 22:02:08 2010 (r212270) +++ head/share/man/man4/bwn.4 Mon Sep 6 22:10:57 2010 (r212271) @@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ The .Nm driver first appeared in .Fx 8.1 . +.Sh CAVEATS +Some LP PHY devices have DMA operation problems that in that case try to +use PIO mode. .Sh AUTHORS .An -nosplit The