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          --- old/usr/src/man/man7d/mxfe.7d
          +++ new/usr/src/man/man7d/mxfe.7d
   1      -'\" te
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   8      -.\" Portions Copyright (c) 2007 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
   9      -.TH MXFE 7D "Aug 31, 2007"
  10      -.SH NAME
  11      -mxfe \- MXFE Fast Ethernet device driver
  12      -.SH SYNOPSIS
  13      -.LP
  14      -.nf
  15      -\fB/dev/mxfe*\fR
  16      -.fi
  17      -
  18      -.SH DESCRIPTION
  19      -.sp
  20      -.LP
  21      -The \fBmxfe\fR is a Solaris STREAMS hardware driver supporting the Data Link
  22      -Provider Interface (\fBdlpi\fR(7P)) over the Macronix 98715 family (including
  23      -the Lite-On PNIC-II) of Fast Ethernet controllers.
  24      -.SH DLPI SPECIFICATIONS
  25      -.sp
  26      -.LP
  27      -The \fBmxfe\fR driver supports both style 1 and style 2 modes of operation.
  28      -Physical points of attachment (PPAs) are interpreted as the instance number of
  29      -the  \fBmxfe\fR controller as assigned by the operating system.
  30      -.sp
  31      -.LP
  32      -The  relevant  fields  returned  as part of a DL_INFO_ACK response are:
  33      -.RS +4
  34      -.TP
  35      -.ie t \(bu
  36      -.el o
  37      -Maximum SDU is 1500.
  38      -.RE
  39      -.RS +4
  40      -.TP
  41      -.ie t \(bu
  42      -.el o
  43      -Minimum SDU is 0.
  44      -.RE
  45      -.RS +4
  46      -.TP
  47      -.ie t \(bu
  48      -.el o
  49      -DLSAP address length is 8.
  50      -.RE
  51      -.RS +4
  52      -.TP
  53      -.ie t \(bu
  54      -.el o
  55      -MAC type is \fBDL_ETHER\fR.
  56      -.RE
  57      -.RS +4
  58      -.TP
  59      -.ie t \(bu
  60      -.el o
  61      -\fBSAP\fR length value is \fI-2\fR, meaning the physical address component is
  62      -followed immediately by a 2-byte \fBSAP\fR component within the \fBDLSAP\fR
  63      -address.
  64      -.RE
  65      -.RS +4
  66      -.TP
  67      -.ie t \(bu
  68      -.el o
  69      -Service mode is DL_CLDLS.
  70      -.RE
  71      -.RS +4
  72      -.TP
  73      -.ie t \(bu
  74      -.el o
  75      -Broadcast address value is the 6-byte Ethernet/IEEE broadcast address
  76      -(ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff).
  77      -.RE
  78      -.sp
  79      -.LP
  80      -If the SAP provided is zero, \fIIEEE 802.3\fR mode is assumed and outbound
  81      -frames will have the frame payload length written into the type field Likewise,
  82      -inbound  frames with a SAP between zero and 1500 are interpreted as \fIIEEE
  83      -802.3\fR frames and delivered to streams that have bound to SAP zero (the
  84      -\fI802.3\fR SAP).
  85      -.SH FILES
  86      -.sp
  87      -.ne 2
  88      -.na
  89      -\fB\fB/dev/mxfe*\fR\fR
  90      -.ad
  91      -.RS 28n
  92      -Special character device
  93      -.RE
  94      -
  95      -.sp
  96      -.ne 2
  97      -.na
  98      -\fB\fB/kernel/drv/mxfe\fR\fR
  99      -.ad
 100      -.RS 28n
 101      -32-bit driver binary (x86).
 102      -.RE
 103      -
 104      -.sp
 105      -.ne 2
 106      -.na
 107      -\fB\fB/kernel/drv/amd64/mxfe\fR\fR
 108      -.ad
 109      -.RS 28n
 110      -64-bit ELF kernel module (x86).
 111      -.RE
 112      -
 113      -.sp
 114      -.ne 2
 115      -.na
 116      -\fB\fB/kernel/drv/sparcv9/mxfe\fR\fR
 117      -.ad
 118      -.RS 28n
 119      -Driver binary (SPARC).
 120      -.RE
 121      -
 122      -.SH ATTRIBUTES
 123      -.sp
 124      -.LP
 125      -See \fBattributes\fR(5) for a description of the following attributes:
 126      -.sp
 127      -
 128      -.sp
 129      -.TS
 130      -box;
 131      -c | c
 132      -l | l .
 133      -ATTRIBUTE TYPE  ATTRIBUTE VALUE
 134      -_
 135      -Architecture    SPARC, x86
 136      -.TE
 137      -
 138      -.SH SEE ALSO
 139      -.sp
 140      -.LP
 141      -\fBifconfig\fR(1M), \fBndd\fR(1M), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBdlpi\fR(7P)
 142      -.sp
 143      -.LP
 144      -\fIIEEE 802.3\fR \(em Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2002
        1 +.\" Copyright 2014 Garrett D'Amore <garrett@damore.org>
        2 +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
        3 +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
        4 +.\" are met:
        5 +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
        6 +.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
        7 +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
        8 +.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
        9 +.\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
       10 +.\"
       11 +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER AND CONTRIBUTORS
       12 +.\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
       13 +.\" LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
       14 +.\" FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
       15 +.\" COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
       16 +.\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
       17 +.\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
       18 +.\" USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
       19 +.\" ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
       20 +.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
       21 +.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE
       22 +.\"
       23 +.Dd "Aug 7, 2014"
       24 +.Dt MXFE 7D
       25 +.Os
       26 +.Sh NAME
       27 +.Nm mxfe
       28 +.Nd Macronix Fast Ethernet device driver
       29 +.Sh SYNOPSIS
       30 +.Pa /dev/mxfe
       31 +.Sh DESCRIPTION
       32 +The
       33 +.Nm
       34 +driver provides support for the
       35 +Macronix 98715 family (including the Lite-On PNIC-II) of Fast Ethernet
       36 +PCI controllers.
       37 +.Lp
       38 +These devices generally support the standard Fast Ethernet features, including
       39 +10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX, both full and half duplex operation, IEEE 802.3
       40 +autonegotiation, etc.  They also support full size MTUs (1500 bytes),
       41 +even when used with VLANs.
       42 +.
       43 +.Lp
       44 +The device driver supports the
       45 +.Xr ieee802.3 5
       46 +properties, which can be configured with
       47 +.Xr dladm 1M .
       48 +.Sh FILES
       49 +.Bl -tag -width /dev/mxfe
       50 +.It Pa /dev/mxfe
       51 +Special character device.
       52 +.El
       53 +.Sh SEE ALSO
       54 +.Xr dladm 1M ,
       55 +.Xr ifconfig 1M ,
       56 +.Xr pci 4 ,
       57 +.Xr ieee802.3 5 ,
       58 +.Xr dlpi 7P
       59 +.Rs
       60 +.%T IEEE 802.3: Ethernet
       61 +.%Q IEEE Standards Association
       62 +.Re
    
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