git: 42ce724d8021 - main - em(4): Update and expand on hardware support
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Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:50:12 UTC
The branch main has been updated by kbowling: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=42ce724d8021132b5ebcf8cc944f14e19c1c439f commit 42ce724d8021132b5ebcf8cc944f14e19c1c439f Author: Kevin Bowling <kbowling@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2023-08-03 19:49:42 +0000 Commit: Kevin Bowling <kbowling@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2023-08-03 19:49:42 +0000 em(4): Update and expand on hardware support --- share/man/man4/em.4 | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man4/em.4 b/share/man/man4/em.4 index c4395a89699b..f81703f1a727 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/em.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/em.4 @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd May 8, 2023 +.Dd August 3, 2023 .Dt EM 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -55,21 +55,36 @@ if_em_load="YES" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm -driver provides support for PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on +driver provides support for PCI/PCI-X Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on the Intel 82540, 82541ER, 82541PI, 82542, 82543, 82544, 82545, 82546, -82546EB, 82546GB, 82547, 82571, 81572, 82573, and 82574 Ethernet +82546EB, 82546GB, 82547 controller chips. +.Pp +The +.Nm +driver provides support for PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet adapters +based on the Intel 82571, 81572, 82573, 82574, and 82583 Ethernet controller chips. .Pp The .Nm -driver also provides support for PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet adapters -based on the Intel 82575, 82576, 82580, i21x and i35x. +driver provides support for Gigabit Ethernet adapters connected to I/O +Controller Hub (ICH), Platform Controller Hub (PCH) and Connectivity +Integrated (CNVi) including Intel 80003ES2LAN, 82562, 82566, 82567, +82577, 82578, 82579, i217, i218, and i219. +.Pp +The +.Nm +driver provides support for PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet adapters +based on the Intel 82575, 82576, 82580, i210, i211, and i35x. These +appear as +.Cm igb +interfaces to maintain compatibility with existing infrastructure. .Pp The driver supports Transmit/Receive checksum offload and Jumbo Frames on all but 82542-based adapters. .Pp Furthermore it supports TCP segmentation offload (TSO) on all adapters but -those based on the 82543, 82544 and 82547 controller chips. +those based on the 82542, 82543, 82544 and 82547 controller chips. The identification LEDs of the adapters supported by the .Nm driver can be controlled via the @@ -307,7 +322,8 @@ The device driver first appeared in .Fx 4.4 . .Nm -was merged with the igb device driver and converted to the iflib framework in +was merged with the lem and igb device driver and converted to the iflib +framework in .Fx 12.0 . .Sh AUTHORS .An -nosplit