From fbf928f15f19d849ec083d6cd121157736d37d16 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sean Bruno Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:37:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update ciss(4) man page. We absolutely support performant mode of operation on this controller. Indicate that the 5300 is the *only* controller that will only work in simple mode. Bus rescans should not be needed now and I consider it a bug if disks do not appear or dissapear when created or destroyed. Obtained from: Yahoo! Inc --- share/man/man4/ciss.4 | 17 +++++++---------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man4/ciss.4 b/share/man/man4/ciss.4 index 277847b52bb..5ccbbf62bf6 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/ciss.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/ciss.4 @@ -62,14 +62,11 @@ control protocol from earlier Compaq adapter families. .Pp Currently .Nm -only supports the +supports the .Dq simple -transport layer over PCI. -This interface (ab)uses the I2O register set (specifically the post -queues) to exchange commands with the adapter. -Other interfaces are available, but we are not supposed to know about them, -and it is dubious whether they would provide major performance improvements -except under extreme load. +and +.Dq performant +transport layer. .Pp Non-disk devices (such as internal DATs and devices attached to the external SCSI bus) are supported as normal CAM devices @@ -82,8 +79,8 @@ Direct Access devices (such as disk drives) are only exposed as .Xr pass 4 devices. -Hot-insertion and removal of devices is supported but a bus -rescan might be necessary. +Hot-insertion and removal of devices is supported and notification messages +will be reported to the console and logs. .Pp The problem which adapter freezes with the message .Dq ADAPTER HEARTBEAT FAILED @@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ driver include: .Pp .Bl -bullet -compact .It -Compaq Smart Array 5300 +Compaq Smart Array 5300 (simple mode only) .It Compaq Smart Array 532 .It