From owner-svn-src-head@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 30 10:12:17 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A031C1065676; Mon, 30 May 2011 10:12:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90F958FC18; Mon, 30 May 2011 10:12:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p4UACHiA071116; Mon, 30 May 2011 10:12:17 GMT (envelope-from adrian@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from adrian@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p4UACH6S071114; Mon, 30 May 2011 10:12:17 GMT (envelope-from adrian@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201105301012.p4UACH6S071114@svn.freebsd.org> From: Adrian Chadd Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 10:12:17 +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: r222491 - head/share/man/man4 X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 10:12:17 -0000 Author: adrian Date: Mon May 30 10:12:17 2011 New Revision: 222491 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/222491 Log: Mention in ath(4) that ath_pci is required now. Modified: head/share/man/man4/ath.4 Modified: head/share/man/man4/ath.4 ============================================================================== --- head/share/man/man4/ath.4 Mon May 30 10:07:46 2011 (r222490) +++ head/share/man/man4/ath.4 Mon May 30 10:12:17 2011 (r222491) @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ place the following lines in your kernel configuration file: .Bd -ragged -offset indent .Cd "device ath" +.Cd "device ath_pci" .Cd "device ath_hal" .Cd "options AH_SUPPORT_AR5416" .Cd "device ath_rate_sample" @@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ module at boot time, place the following .Xr loader.conf 5 : .Bd -literal -offset indent if_ath_load="YES" +if_ath_pci_load="YES" .Ed .Sh DESCRIPTION The @@ -64,6 +66,19 @@ Supported features include 802.11 and 80 IBSS, MBSS, TDMA, and host-based access point operation modes. All host/device interaction is via DMA. .Pp +Please note that from FreeBSD-9.0, the +.Nm +driver does not include the PCI/PCIe bus glue. +The same driver supports multiple underlying bus types, including PCI/PCIe, +but also embedded (AHB) and USB in the future. +.Pp +To enable use for PCI/PCIe systems, see the +.Xr ath_pci 4 +driver. +For embedded systems which use the AHB to connect the wireless MAC, see the +.Xr ath_ahb 4 +driver. +.Pp The .Nm driver encapsulates all IP and ARP traffic as 802.11 frames, however