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authorbjk <bjk@FreeBSD.org>2014-10-01 17:16:18 +0000
committerbjk <bjk@FreeBSD.org>2014-10-01 17:16:18 +0000
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Some cleanup for sfxge.4
Use standard mdoc macros instead of pure roff, fix some other mdoc usage, make the style consistent, and fix some grammar issues. Approved by: hrs (mentor)
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.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd February 8, 2012
+.Dd September 30, 2014
.Dt SFXGE 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -85,23 +85,30 @@ Actual values can be obtained using
.Xr sysctl 8 .
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Va hw.sfxge.rx_ring
-Maximum number of descriptors in a receive queue ring.
+The maximum number of descriptors in a receive queue ring.
Supported values are: 512, 1024, 2048 and 4096.
.It Va hw.sfxge.tx_ring
-Maximum number of descriptors in a transmit queue ring.
+The maximum number of descriptors in a transmit queue ring.
Supported values are: 512, 1024, 2048 and 4096.
.It Va hw.sfxge.tx_dpl_get_max
-The maximum length of the deferred packet 'get-list' for queued transmit
+The maximum length of the deferred packet
+.Dq get-list
+for queued transmit
packets, used only if the transmit queue lock can be acquired.
-If packet is dropped, \fItx_early_drops\fR counter grows and local sender
-gets ENOBUFS error.
-Value must be greater than 0.
+If a packet is dropped, the
+.Va tx_early_drops
+counter is incremented and the local sender receives ENOBUFS.
+The value must be greater than 0.
.It Va hw.sfxge.tx_dpl_put_max
-The maximum length of the deferred packet 'put-list' for queued transmit
+The maximum length of the deferred packet
+.Dq put-list
+for queued transmit
packets, used if the transmit queue lock cannot be acquired.
-If packet is dropped, \fItx_early_drops\fR counter grows and local sender
-gets ENOBUFS error.
-Value must be greater or equal to 0.
+If a packet is dropped, the
+.Va tx_early_drops
+counter is incremented and the local sender receives ENOBUFS.
+The value must be greater than or equal to 0.
+.El
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