rtw89.4: adjust note about loading from loader
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Authored by bz on Jun 12 2025, 3:11 PM.

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rG8f56270e2045: iwlwifi.4/rtw88.4/rtw89.4: adjust note about loading from loader
rGeb8a794662d2: iwlwifi.4/rtw88.4/rtw89.4: adjust note about loading from loader

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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)
MFC after: 3 days
PR: 287480

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bz created this revision.Jun 12 2025, 3:11 PM

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Harbormaster completed remote builds in B64809: Diff 156906.Jun 12 2025, 3:12 PM

In case https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50817 goes in we should actually change this to say "it is not possible to load the driver from .Xr loader 8 ." and be done with it.

bz retitled this revision from iwlwifi.4/rtw88.4/rtw89.4: add note about firmware and loader to iwlwifi.4/rtw88.4/rtw89.4: adjust note about loading from loader.Jun 12 2025, 3:28 PM

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adjust to say not possible to load from loader

Harbormaster completed remote builds in B64812: Diff 156909.Jun 12 2025, 3:29 PM

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