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diff --git a/static/freebsd/man4/et.4 3.html b/static/freebsd/man4/et.4 3.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..25b6a668 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/freebsd/man4/et.4 3.html @@ -0,0 +1,132 @@ +<table class="head"> + <tr> + <td class="head-ltitle">ET(4)</td> + <td class="head-vol">Device Drivers Manual</td> + <td class="head-rtitle">ET(4)</td> + </tr> +</table> +<div class="manual-text"> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="NAME"><a class="permalink" href="#NAME">NAME</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><code class="Nm">et</code> — <span class="Nd">Agere ET1310 + 10/100/Gigabit Ethernet driver</span></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SYNOPSIS"><a class="permalink" href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines + in your kernel configuration file:</p> +<div class="Bd Pp Bd-indent"><code class="Cd">device miibus</code> +<br/> +<code class="Cd">device et</code></div> +<p class="Pp">Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place + the following line in <a class="Xr">loader.conf(5)</a>:</p> +<div class="Bd Pp Bd-indent Li"> +<pre>if_et_load="YES"</pre> +</div> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="DESCRIPTION"><a class="permalink" href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">et</code> driver supports PCI Express + Ethernet adapters based on the Agere ET1310 chip.</p> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">et</code> driver supports the following media + types:</p> +<p class="Pp"></p> +<dl class="Bl-tag Bl-compact"> + <dt>autoselect</dt> + <dd>Enable autoselection of the media types and options. The user can manually + override the autoselected mode by adding media options to the + <span class="Pa">/etc/rc.conf</span> file. + <p class="Pp"></p> + </dd> + <dt>10baseT/UTP</dt> + <dd>Set 10Mbps operation. The <var class="Ar">mediaopt</var> option can also + be used to select either <var class="Ar">full-duplex</var> or + <var class="Ar">half-duplex</var> modes. + <p class="Pp"></p> + </dd> + <dt>100baseTX</dt> + <dd>Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation. The <var class="Ar">mediaopt</var> + option can also be used to select either <var class="Ar">full-duplex</var> + or <var class="Ar">half-duplex</var> modes. + <p class="Pp"></p> + </dd> + <dt>1000baseT</dt> + <dd>Set 1000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) operation. The + <var class="Ar">mediaopt</var> option can only be set to + <var class="Ar">full-duplex</var> mode.</dd> +</dl> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">et</code> driver supports the following + <var class="Ar">media</var> options:</p> +<p class="Pp"></p> +<dl class="Bl-tag Bl-compact"> + <dt>full-duplex</dt> + <dd>Force full-duplex operation. + <p class="Pp"></p> + </dd> + <dt>half-duplex</dt> + <dd>Force half-duplex operation.</dd> +</dl> +<p class="Pp">Note that the 1000baseT media type is only available if it is + supported by the adapter. For more information on configuring this device, + see <a class="Xr">ifconfig(8)</a>.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="HARDWARE"><a class="permalink" href="#HARDWARE">HARDWARE</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">et</code> driver supports Agere ET1310 + 10/100/Gigabit Ethernet adapters.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="TUNABLES"><a class="permalink" href="#TUNABLES">TUNABLES</a></h1> +<dl class="Bl-tag"> + <dt id="hw.et.rx_intr_npkts"><var class="Va">hw.et.rx_intr_npkts</var></dt> + <dd>This value controls how many packets should be received before a receive + interrupt is generated. The default value is 32. It is recommended to set + this value above 38 to prevent the host from being livelocked under a high + degree of stress.</dd> + <dt id="hw.et.rx_intr_delay"><var class="Va">hw.et.rx_intr_delay</var></dt> + <dd>This value delays the generation of receive interrupts in units of ~4 + microseconds. It is used together with + <var class="Va">hw.et.rx_intr_npkts</var> to achieve RX interrupt + moderation. The default value is 20.</dd> + <dt id="hw.et.tx_intr_nsegs"><var class="Va">hw.et.tx_intr_nsegs</var></dt> + <dd>This value controls how many segments (not packets) should be transmitted + before a transmit interrupt is generated. The default value is 126. It is + recommended to set this value below 280 to prevent the TX ring from + underflowing.</dd> + <dt id="hw.et.timer"><var class="Va">hw.et.timer</var></dt> + <dd>This value controls how often a timer interrupt should be generated. It is + used together with <var class="Va">hw.et.tx_intr_nsegs</var> to achieve TX + interrupt moderation. The default value is 1000000000 (nanoseconds).</dd> +</dl> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SEE_ALSO"><a class="permalink" href="#SEE_ALSO">SEE + ALSO</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><a class="Xr">altq(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">arp(4)</a>, + <a class="Xr">miibus(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">netintro(4)</a>, + <a class="Xr">ng_ether(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">vlan(4)</a>, + <a class="Xr">ifconfig(8)</a></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="HISTORY"><a class="permalink" href="#HISTORY">HISTORY</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">et</code> device driver first appeared in + <span class="Ux">DragonFly 1.11</span>. The first + <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span> release to include it was + <span class="Ux">FreeBSD 8.0</span>.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="AUTHORS"><a class="permalink" href="#AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">et</code> driver was written by + <span class="An">Sepherosa Ziehau</span> + <<a class="Mt" href="mailto:sepherosa@gmail.com">sepherosa@gmail.com</a>> + for <span class="Ux">DragonFly</span>. It was ported to + <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span> by <span class="An">Xin LI</span> + <<a class="Mt" href="mailto:delphij@FreeBSD.org">delphij@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</p> +</section> +</div> +<table class="foot"> + <tr> + <td class="foot-date">December 9, 2011</td> + <td class="foot-os">FreeBSD 15.0</td> + </tr> +</table> |