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misc/52890: wm(4) man page missing reference to jumbo frame support



>Number:         52890
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       wm(4) man page missing reference to jumbo frame support
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    misc-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jan 03 04:35:00 +0000 2018
>Originator:     David H. Gutteridge
>Release:        HEAD
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
Unlike the man pages of some other drivers with jumbo frame support
(e.g. bge[4]), wm(4) doesn't include a note about this.
>How-To-Repeat:
Read the manual. Note your wm(4) interface(s) advertise jumbo frame
support.
>Fix:
--- wm.4.orig
+++ wm.4
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@
 See
 .Xr ifconfig 8
 for information on how to enable this feature.
+.Pp
+Many variants of this chip also support jumbo frames, which can be
+configured via the interface MTU setting.
+Selecting an MTU larger than 1500 bytes with the
+.Xr ifconfig 8
+utility configures the adapter to receive and transmit jumbo frames.
 .\" .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
 .\" XXX to be done.
 .Sh OPTIONS



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