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authoradrian <adrian@FreeBSD.org>2011-05-30 10:12:17 +0000
committeradrian <adrian@FreeBSD.org>2011-05-30 10:12:17 +0000
commit812bf1366e26fe41392d514256d783b087426943 (patch)
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parent7c45802086310f985ffe111650e8ac812c35c6a3 (diff)
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Mention in ath(4) that ath_pci is required now.
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-rw-r--r--share/man/man4/ath.415
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/ath.4 b/share/man/man4/ath.4
index 7579546..fadf192 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/ath.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/ath.4
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ place the following lines in your
kernel configuration file:
.Bd -ragged -offset indent
.Cd "device ath"
+.Cd "device ath_pci"
.Cd "device ath_hal"
.Cd "options AH_SUPPORT_AR5416"
.Cd "device ath_rate_sample"
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ module at boot time, place the following line in
.Xr loader.conf 5 :
.Bd -literal -offset indent
if_ath_load="YES"
+if_ath_pci_load="YES"
.Ed
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
@@ -64,6 +66,19 @@ Supported features include 802.11 and 802.3 frames, power management, BSS,
IBSS, MBSS, TDMA, and host-based access point operation modes.
All host/device interaction is via DMA.
.Pp
+Please note that from FreeBSD-9.0, the
+.Nm
+driver does not include the PCI/PCIe bus glue.
+The same driver supports multiple underlying bus types, including PCI/PCIe,
+but also embedded (AHB) and USB in the future.
+.Pp
+To enable use for PCI/PCIe systems, see the
+.Xr ath_pci 4
+driver.
+For embedded systems which use the AHB to connect the wireless MAC, see the
+.Xr ath_ahb 4
+driver.
+.Pp
The
.Nm
driver encapsulates all IP and ARP traffic as 802.11 frames, however
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