Re: git: 4262dbc57982 - main - wifi manuals: Mlink + document description consistency

From: Bjoern A. Zeeb <bz_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:25:40 UTC
On Tue, 4 Mar 2025, Herbert J. Skuhra wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Feb 2025 23:22:00 +0100, Alexander Ziaee wrote:
>>
>> The branch main has been updated by ziaee:
>>
>> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=4262dbc57982383eb61a8b7806de6dd4b7802da8
>>
>> commit 4262dbc57982383eb61a8b7806de6dd4b7802da8
>> Author:     Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
>> AuthorDate: 2025-02-19 15:54:27 +0000
>> Commit:     Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
>> CommitDate: 2025-02-27 22:20:22 +0000
>>
>>     wifi manuals: Mlink + document description consistency
>>
>>     Interfaces all have an mlink to if_$foo. Add these for the missing ones
>>     and remove an incorrect one from rtwn_pci. Wireless network drivers are
>>     all accessible via `apropos -s4 "wireless network driver", except two
>>     which are "wireless network device". I actually prefer the latter, but
>>     make them all consistent upon the more common parlance. Tag SPDX on one
>>     of the files I touched, while here.
>>
>>     MFC after:              3 days
>>     Reviewed by:            bz, carlavilla, mhorne
>>     Approved by:            carlavilla, mhorne (mentors)
>>     Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D49063
>> ---
>>  share/man/man4/Makefile | 4 +++-
>>  share/man/man4/uath.4   | 4 +++-
>>  share/man/man4/upgt.4   | 2 +-
>>  3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/share/man/man4/Makefile b/share/man/man4/Makefile
>> index 13afc9b8d399..8e0af19eec3d 100644
>> --- a/share/man/man4/Makefile
>> +++ b/share/man/man4/Makefile
>> @@ -764,7 +764,9 @@ MLINKS+=ptnet.4 if_ptnet.4
>>  MLINKS+=ral.4 if_ral.4
>>  MLINKS+=re.4 if_re.4
>>  MLINKS+=rl.4 if_rl.4
>> -MLINKS+=rtwn_pci.4 if_rtwn_pci.4
>> +MLINKS+=rtw88.4 if_rtw89.4
>> +MLINKS+=rtw89.4 if_rtw89.4
>> +MLINKS+=rtwn.4 if_rtwn.4
>                  ^^^^^^^^^
> $ grep if_rtwn.4 ObsoleteFiles.inc
> OLD_FILES+=usr/share/man/man4/if_rtwn.4.gz

In fact that is probably correct but things are confusing.

The modules are called if_rtwn_usb.ko and if_rtwn_pci.ko and those
should have the man page and links (so contrary to what was done).
rtwn.ko is just the common code if I am not mistaken (Adrian should know
better).

But everyone is just referring to the driver as rtwn and I fear if there
is no man page to be found as man rtwn / man if_rtwn people will be
confused.

I wanted to do the same with rtw88 but was told to keep it all together
as one so rtwn is an excemption.

That all said, yes, it needs a further cleanup.


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Bjoern A. Zeeb                                                     r15:7