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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:11:08 UTC
The branch main has been updated by ziaee:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=d383c870f7fe20b67278184df54953a49189fca3
commit d383c870f7fe20b67278184df54953a49189fca3
Author: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-08-17 16:07:54 +0000
Commit: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-08-17 16:07:58 +0000
mdoc: Standardize SYNOPISIS section for drivers
Standardize driver manuals on the style used for 12 years in vt(4).
This brings SYNOPSIS across all FreeBSD manual sections into harmony
of meaning where where SYNOPSIS lists available options, and does not
contain prose. Adjust mdoc(7) to reflect the established convention.
Reviewed by: jhb
Discussed with: arch@ (marc.info/?l=freebsd-arch&m=176782215606871)
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D54586
---
contrib/mandoc/mdoc.7 | 9 ++++++++-
share/examples/mdoc/example.4 | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/contrib/mandoc/mdoc.7 b/contrib/mandoc/mdoc.7
index 7346cf25da65..8510764a21fc 100644
--- a/contrib/mandoc/mdoc.7
+++ b/contrib/mandoc/mdoc.7
@@ -1189,11 +1189,18 @@ and
.It Ic \&Cd Ar line
Kernel configuration declaration.
This denotes strings accepted by
-.Xr config 8 .
+.Xr config 8
+or, on
+.Fx ,
+device hints,
+loader tunables,
+and sysctl nodes in
+.Em SYNOPSIS.
It is most often used in section 4 manual pages.
.Pp
Examples:
.Dl \&.Cd device le0 at scode?
+.Dl \&.Cd kern.vty=vt
.Pp
.Em Remarks :
this macro is commonly abused by using quoted literals to retain
diff --git a/share/examples/mdoc/example.4 b/share/examples/mdoc/example.4
index 534444b05abf..c81632982c6c 100644
--- a/share/examples/mdoc/example.4
+++ b/share/examples/mdoc/example.4
@@ -5,27 +5,33 @@
.\"
.\" Note: The date here should be updated whenever a non-trivial
.\" change is made to the manual page.
-.Dd July 31, 2015
-.Dt EXAMPLE 4 i386
+.Dd June 19, 2026
+.Dt EXAMPLE 4 amd64
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm example
.Nd example device driver manual page
.Sh SYNOPSIS
-To compile the driver into the kernel,
-place the following lines in the
-kernel configuration file:
-.Bd -ragged -offset indent
-.Cd "device example"
-.Cd "options EXAMPLE_DEBUG"
-.Ed
+.Cd device example
+.Cd options EXAMPLE_DEBUG
.Pp
-Alternatively, to load the driver as a
-module at boot time, place the following line in
+In
+.Xr device.hints 5 :
+.Cd here.is.a.example.device.hint Ns Ao Ns = Ns Ar optional_value Ac
+.Pp
+In
+.Xr rc.conf 5 :
+.Cd kld_list="kernel_module_name"
+.Pp
+In
.Xr loader.conf 5 :
-.Bd -literal -offset indent
-example_load="YES"
-.Ed
+.Cd here.is.a.example.tunable Ns Ao Ns = Ns Ar optional_value Ac
+.Pp
+In
+.Xr loader.conf 5
+or
+.Xr sysctl.conf 5 :
+.Cd here.is.a.example.sysctl Ns Ao Ns = Ns Ar optional_value Ac
.Sh DEPRECATION NOTICE
This driver is scheduled for removal prior to the release of
.Fx 17.0 .
@@ -36,6 +42,10 @@ driver.
It is intended that this example can be used as a template
when writing a new manual page.
.Pp
+If the kernel is compiled with the
+.Dv EXAMPLE_DEBUG
+option, then additional debugging messages will be displayed.
+.Pp
The
.Nm
driver supports the following ioctls:
@@ -45,10 +55,6 @@ Example ioctl.
.It Dv EIOCNULL
Example ioctl.
.El
-.Pp
-If the kernel is compiled with the
-.Dv EXAMPLE_DEBUG
-option, then additional debugging messages will be displayed.
.Sh HARDWARE
The
.Nm
@@ -100,6 +106,8 @@ manual page example first appeared in
.At v6 .
.Sh AUTHORS
This manual page was written by
-.An Mike Pritchard Aq Mt mpp@FreeBSD.org .
+.An Mike Pritchard Aq Mt mpp@FreeBSD.org
+and
+.An Alexander Ziaee Aq Mt ziaee@FreeBSD.org .
.Sh BUGS
The actual code for this device driver is vaporware.