git: 8f56270e2045 - stable/14 - iwlwifi.4/rtw88.4/rtw89.4: adjust note about loading from loader
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Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:17:05 UTC
The branch stable/14 has been updated by bz:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=8f56270e2045ebc06671a3d1f1f054d019241ee0
commit 8f56270e2045ebc06671a3d1f1f054d019241ee0
Author: Bjoern A. Zeeb <bz@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-06-12 15:01:09 +0000
Commit: Bjoern A. Zeeb <bz@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2025-06-17 23:19:01 +0000
iwlwifi.4/rtw88.4/rtw89.4: adjust note about loading from loader
Despite being discouraged in the man page already, people are trying
to load the driver(s) from loader. Now that the drivers are on
module_blacklist="" simply state that it is not possible.
If someone wants anyway they can figure out how to remove it from there,
load the driver, and loader the firmware file(s) upfront.
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation (iwlwifi)
PR: 287480
Reviewed by: pauamma_gundo.com
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50816
(cherry picked from commit eb8a794662d2e694a99f927d7161b6efffdd295d)
---
share/man/man4/iwlwifi.4 | 2 +-
share/man/man4/rtw88.4 | 33 ++++-----------------------------
share/man/man4/rtw89.4 | 27 +++------------------------
3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)
diff --git a/share/man/man4/iwlwifi.4 b/share/man/man4/iwlwifi.4
index c34553fe53d3..4a251f239a55 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/iwlwifi.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/iwlwifi.4
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ See section
.Sx "FILES"
below for how to install the firmware.
.Pp
-It is discouraged to load the driver from
+It is not possible to load the driver from
.Xr loader 8 .
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
diff --git a/share/man/man4/rtw88.4 b/share/man/man4/rtw88.4
index 19f503f7d39a..21a3c1d9f1aa 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/rtw88.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/rtw88.4
@@ -1,30 +1,9 @@
.\"-
-.\" SPDX-License-Identifer: BSD-2-Clause
+.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
.\"
-.\" Copyright (c) 2022-2024 Bjoern A. Zeeb
+.\" Copyright (c) 2022-2025 Bjoern A. Zeeb
.\"
-.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
-.\" are met:
-.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-.\"
-.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
-.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
-.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
-.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
-.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
-.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
-.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
-.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
-.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
-.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
-.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
-.\"
-.Dd November 10, 2024
+.Dd June 13, 2025
.Dt RTW88 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -44,11 +23,7 @@ to manually load the driver as a module at boot time:
kld_list="${kld_list} if_rtw88"
.Ed
.Pp
-The driver should automatically load any
-.Xr rtw88fw 4
-firmware needed for the particular chipset.
-.Pp
-It is discouraged to load the driver from
+It is not possible to load the driver from
.Xr loader 8 .
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
diff --git a/share/man/man4/rtw89.4 b/share/man/man4/rtw89.4
index 5834a804630c..8c7132673db5 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/rtw89.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/rtw89.4
@@ -1,30 +1,9 @@
.\"-
.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
.\"
-.\" Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Bjoern A. Zeeb
+.\" Copyright (c) 2023-2025 Bjoern A. Zeeb
.\"
-.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
-.\" are met:
-.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-.\"
-.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
-.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
-.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
-.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
-.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
-.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
-.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
-.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
-.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
-.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
-.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
-.\"
-.Dd November 10, 2024
+.Dd June 13, 2025
.Dt RTW89 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -44,7 +23,7 @@ to manually load the driver as a module at boot time:
kld_list="${kld_list} if_rtw89"
.Ed
.Pp
-It is discouraged to load the driver from
+It is not possible to load the driver from
.Xr loader 8 .
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The