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+++ b/share/man/man4/ahci.4
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd December 6, 2011
+.Dd June 18, 2012
.Dt AHCI 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ The following tunables are settable from the
.Xr loader 8 :
.Bl -ohang
.It Va hint.ahci. Ns Ar X Ns Va .msi
-controls Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) usage by the specified controller
-.Bl -tag -compact
+controls Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) usage by the specified controller.
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width 4n -offset indent -compact
.It 0
MSI disabled;
.It 1
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ controls SATA interface Power Management for the specified channel,
allowing some power to be saved at the cost of additional command
latency.
Possible values:
-.Bl -tag -compact
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width 4n -offset indent -compact
.It 0
interface Power Management is disabled (default);
.It 1
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ driver initiates PARTIAL PM state transition 1ms after port becomes idle;
.It 5
driver initiates SLUMBER PM state transition 125ms after port becomes idle.
.El
+.Pp
Some controllers, such as ICH8, do not implement modes 2 and 3 with NCQ used.
Because of artificial entering latency, performance degradation in modes
4 and 5 is much smaller then in modes 2 and 3.
@@ -98,7 +101,8 @@ setting to nonzero value limits maximum SATA revision (speed).
Values 1, 2 and 3 are respectively 1.5, 3 and 6Gbps.
.It Va hw.ahci.force
setting to nonzero value forces driver attach to some known AHCI-capable
-chips even if they are configured for legacy IDE emulation. Default is 1.
+chips even if they are configured for legacy IDE emulation.
+Default is 1.
.El
.Sh DESCRIPTION
This driver provides the
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