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authorTodd T. Fries <todd@cvs.openbsd.org>2007-01-13 17:13:44 +0000
committerTodd T. Fries <todd@cvs.openbsd.org>2007-01-13 17:13:44 +0000
commit894efaa449e15ede6b3d5b6bd303c37d56c653cb (patch)
tree3e5c2919b6a756c9c65ac437e925364ac4aa6873
parentab66ec475aae49685a3bd8b6f7d3442ef5d5c8ae (diff)
This clarifies the chipsets used to match the names used at the top
of the sk(4) man page, since XMAC means nothing in this context. from brad@
-rw-r--r--share/man/man4/msk.411
-rw-r--r--share/man/man4/sk.45
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/msk.4 b/share/man/man4/msk.4
index b12eb86d099..378c0f94e1d 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/msk.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/msk.4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: msk.4,v 1.4 2007/01/10 20:46:41 jmc Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: msk.4,v 1.5 2007/01/13 17:13:43 todd Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999
.\" Bill Paul <wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu>. All rights reserved.
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ SysKonnect SK-9S92 dual port, single mode fiber adapter
SysKonnect SK-9E21D single port, copper adapter
.El
.Pp
+The Yukon-2 88E802x, 88E805x, and 88E806x also supports a frame size
+of up to 9000 bytes.
+Support for Jumbo frames is provided via the interface MTU setting.
+Selecting an MTU larger than 1500 bytes with the
+.Xr ifconfig 8
+utility configures the adapter to transmit Jumbo frames.
+Using Jumbo frames can greatly improve performance for certain tasks,
+such as file transfers and data streaming.
+.Pp
The
.Nm
driver supports the following media types:
diff --git a/share/man/man4/sk.4 b/share/man/man4/sk.4
index acd6b6aa2cb..d52e643c8d2 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/sk.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/sk.4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: sk.4,v 1.51 2007/01/10 20:46:41 jmc Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: sk.4,v 1.52 2007/01/13 17:13:43 todd Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999
.\" Bill Paul <wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu>. All rights reserved.
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ allowing dual-port NIC configurations.
The Marvell based adapters are a single integrated circuit, but are
still presented as a separate MAC (sk) and controller ASIC (skc).
.Pp
-The XMAC also supports a frame size of up to 9000 bytes.
+The GEnesis and Yukon 88E8001, 88E8003 and 88E8010 also supports a
+frame size of up to 9000 bytes.
Support for Jumbo frames is provided via the interface MTU setting.
Selecting an MTU larger than 1500 bytes with the
.Xr ifconfig 8