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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 /share/man/man4
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@
Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man4')
-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