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authorwpaul <wpaul@FreeBSD.org>2000-07-06 06:02:04 +0000
committerwpaul <wpaul@FreeBSD.org>2000-07-06 06:02:04 +0000
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Add support for the National Semiconductor DP83815 fast ethernet
controller chip. This chip is currently being used on the NetGear FA312-TX adapter, which I guess is a replacement for the FA310-TX (PNIC-based). I added support for this chip by modifying the sis driver since the SiS 900 and the NS DP83815 have almost the same programming interface (the RX filter programming and PHY access methods are different, but the general configuration, DMA scheme and register layout are identical). I would have had this done a lot sooner, but getting the damn MAC address out of the EEPROM proved to be more complicated than expected.
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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
.Sh NAME
.Nm sis
.Nd
-Silicon Integrated Systems fast ethernet device driver
+SiS 900, SiS 7016 and NS DP83815 fast ethernet device driver
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "device miibus"
.Cd "device sis"
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ The
.Nm
driver provides support for PCI ethernet adapters and embedded
controllers based on the Silicon Integrated Systems SiS 900
-and SiS 7016 fast ethernet controller chips.
+and SiS 7016 fast ethernet controller chips, as well as support
+for adapters based on the National Semiconductor DP83815 (MacPhyter)
+PCI ethernet controller chip, including the Netgear FA312-TX.
.Pp
The SiS 900 is a 100Mbps ethernet MAC and MII-compliant transceiver
in a single package.
@@ -57,6 +59,11 @@ to be attached to its MII interface.
The SiS 900 and SiS 7016 both have a 128-bit multicast hash filter
and a single perfect filter entry for the station address.
.Pp
+The NS DP83815 is also a 100Mbps ethernet MAC with integrated PHY.
+The NatSemi chip and the SiS 900 share many of the same features and
+a fairly similar programming interface, hence both chips are supported
+by the same driver.
+.Pp
The
.Nm
driver supports the following media types:
@@ -147,6 +154,10 @@ the card should be configured correctly.
.%T SiS 900 and SiS 7016 datasheets
.%O http://www.sis.com.tw
.Re
+.Rs
+.%T NatSemi DP83815 datasheet
+.%O http://www.national.com
+.Re
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
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