From 1f2d6fb85afc364ae37699abb6ebf3b3639ca5a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brad Smith Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 01:59:41 +0000 Subject: - update list of chips - mention transmit checksum offload and that we're checksumming for TCP/UDP traffic - adds BUGS section with some important info from the README, why would FreeBSD include the important info in their man page, that makes too much sense --- share/man/man4/em.4 | 24 +++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'share/man') diff --git a/share/man/man4/em.4 b/share/man/man4/em.4 index 70dfac06c1c..dcd88768490 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/em.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/em.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: em.4,v 1.16 2005/02/24 21:19:48 brad Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: em.4,v 1.17 2005/06/01 01:59:40 brad Exp $ .\" Copyright (c) 2002 Intel Corporation .\" All rights reserved. .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms of the Software, with or without @@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ The .Nm driver provides support for PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on the -Intel 82540, 82541ER, 82541PI, 82542, 82543, 82544, 82545, 82546, 82546EB, -82546GB and 82547 Ethernet controller chips. -The driver supports Receive checksum offload and Jumbo Frames -only on 82540, 82543, 82544 and 82546-based adapters. +Intel 82540EM, 82540EP, 82541EI, 82541ER, 82541GI, 82542, 82543GC, 82544EI, +82544GC, 82545EM, 82545GC, 82546EB, 82546GB, 82457EI and 82547GI Ethernet +controller chips. +The driver supports transmit/receive TCP/UDP checksum offload on all but +82542-based adapters and Jumbo frames. This includes the following models: .Pp .Bl -item -offset indent -compact @@ -129,3 +130,16 @@ The .Nm driver was written by .An Intel Corporation Aq freebsdnic@mailbox.intel.com . +.Sh BUGS +There are known performance issues with this driver when running UDP traffic +with Jumbo frames. +.Pp +There is a known compatibility issue where time to link is slow or link is not +established between 82541/82547 controllers and some switches. +Known switches include: +.Bl -item -offset indent -compact +.It +Planex FXG-08TE +.It +I-O Data ETG-SH8 +.El -- cgit v1.2.3