git: 14626b83ef29 - releng/13.1 - iwlwifi: update man pages
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Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:49:42 UTC
The branch releng/13.1 has been updated by bz: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=14626b83ef293524b87edf80ef59b78d2b9a8e1a commit 14626b83ef293524b87edf80ef59b78d2b9a8e1a Author: Bjoern A. Zeeb <bz@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2022-03-04 00:27:00 +0000 Commit: Bjoern A. Zeeb <bz@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2022-03-30 15:46:26 +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 Relnotes: yes Approved by: re (gjb) (cherry picked from commit abf6e1a49e944f9fb635a6aed55f01af832da06c) (cherry picked from commit 8ed3b807ca45da1e3dfbe38f92e60a5ddf2c571c) --- share/man/man4/iwlwifi.4 | 24 ++++++++++++++++-------- share/man/man4/iwlwififw.4 | 7 ++++++- 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man4/iwlwifi.4 b/share/man/man4/iwlwifi.4 index 1f79319aad61..a512bd70ba50 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/iwlwifi.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/iwlwifi.4 @@ -27,26 +27,29 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd January 1, 2022 +.Dd March 4, 2022 .Dt iwlwifi 4 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm iwlwifi .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 rc.conf 5 : +The driver will auto-load without any user interaction using +.Xr devmatch 8 +if enabled in +.Xr rc.conf 5 . +.Pp +Only if auto-loading is explicitly disabled, place the following +lines in +.Xr rc.conf 5 +to manually load the driver as a module at boot time: .Bd -literal -offset indent kld_list="${kld_list} if_iwlwifi" .Ed .Pp The driver should automatically load any .Xr iwlwififw 4 -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. +firmware needed for the particular chipset. .Pp It is discouraged to load the driver from .Xr loader 8 . @@ -90,3 +93,8 @@ Certainly. .Xr wlan 4 , .Xr ifconfig 8 , .Xr wpa_supplicant 8 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +driver first appeared in +.Fx 13.1 . diff --git a/share/man/man4/iwlwififw.4 b/share/man/man4/iwlwififw.4 index d38d38f28695..d1d9848cbcdc 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/iwlwififw.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/iwlwififw.4 @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd January 1, 2022 +.Dd March 3, 2022 .Dt iwlwififw 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -52,3 +52,8 @@ firmware license is installed at .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr iwlwifi 4 , .Xr firmware 9 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +firmware modules first appeared in +.Fx 13.1 .