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diff --git a/share/man/man4/ath_hal.4 b/share/man/man4/ath_hal.4 index fa60181..36b189a 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/ath_hal.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/ath_hal.4 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\"- -.\" Copyright (c) 2002, 2003 Sam Leffler, Errno Consulting +.\" Copyright (c) 2002-2008 Sam Leffler, Errno Consulting .\" All rights reserved. .\"" .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without @@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ .\" similar to the "NO WARRANTY" disclaimer below ("Disclaimer") and any .\" redistribution must be conditioned upon including a substantially .\" similar Disclaimer requirement for further binary redistribution. -.\" 3. Neither the names of the above-listed copyright holders nor the names -.\" of any contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived -.\" from this software without specific prior written permission. .\" .\" NO WARRANTY .\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS @@ -31,7 +28,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\"/ -.Dd August 26, 2004 +.Dd November 30, 2008 .Dt ATH_HAL 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -39,18 +36,44 @@ .Nd "Atheros Hardware Access Layer (HAL)" .Sh SYNOPSIS .Cd "device ath_hal" +.Cd "options AH_SUPPORT_AR5416" +or +.Cd "device ath_ar5210" +.Cd "device ath_ar5211" +.Cd "device ath_ar5212" +.Cd "device ath_rf2413" +.Cd "device ath_rf2417" +.Cd "device ath_rf2425" +.Cd "device ath_rf5111" +.Cd "device ath_rf5112" +.Cd "device ath_rf5413" +.Cd "device ath_ar5416" +.\".Cd "device ath_ar5312" +.\".Cd "device ath_rf2136" +.\".Cd "device ath_rf2137" +.Cd "device ath_ar9160" +.Cd "options AH_SUPPORT_AR5416" .Sh DESCRIPTION -The -.Nm -module provides hardware support for wireless network adapters based on -the Atheros AR5210, AR5211, and AR5212 chips. -This module is required by the +The hal provides hardware support for wireless network adapters based on +the Atheros AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5416, and AR9160 chips. +This code is part of the .Xr ath 4 -driver. -.Pp -Devices supported by the +driver but configured separately to allow fine-grained control +over the set of chips supported. +Selecting .Nm -module come in either Cardbus or mini-PCI packages. +enables support for all PCI and Cardbus devices. +Note this includes AR5416 devices and must be accompanied by the +AH_SUPPORT_AR5416 +option to enable the extended hardware descriptor format used by +AR5416 and later devices. +.Pp +Devices supported come in either Cardbus or mini-PCI packages. +.Pp +Historically this code has been released in a binary-only form +and packaged as a separate module. +With the release of source code for the hal this is no longer true +and the code is tightly integrated with the driver. .Sh HARDWARE The following cards are among those supported by the .Nm @@ -105,16 +128,6 @@ The .Nm module first appeared in .Fx 5.2 . -.Sh CAVEATS -The -.Nm -module is constructed from a binary component and -operating system-dependent source code. -Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, without -modification, are permitted provided that the conditions -set forth in -.Pa sys/contrib/dev/ath/COPYRIGHT -are observed. .Sh BUGS See .Xr ath 4 |