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authorglebius <glebius@FreeBSD.org>2011-10-11 15:41:07 +0000
committerglebius <glebius@FreeBSD.org>2011-10-11 15:41:07 +0000
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Properly document default number of rx/tx descriptors for Intel cards.
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.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd May 14, 2010
+.Dd October 11, 2010
.Dt EM 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -199,12 +199,14 @@ prompt before booting the kernel or stored in
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Va hw.em.rxd
Number of receive descriptors allocated by the driver.
-The default value is 256.
+The default value is 1024 for adapters newer than 82547,
+and 256 for older ones.
The 82542 and 82543-based adapters can handle up to 256 descriptors,
while others can have up to 4096.
.It Va hw.em.txd
Number of transmit descriptors allocated by the driver.
-The default value is 256.
+The default value is 1024 for adapters newer than 82547,
+and 256 for older ones.
The 82542 and 82543-based adapters can handle up to 256 descriptors,
while others can have up to 4096.
.It Va hw.em.rx_int_delay
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