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authorsbruno <sbruno@FreeBSD.org>2013-04-10 23:37:15 +0000
committersbruno <sbruno@FreeBSD.org>2013-04-10 23:37:15 +0000
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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
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@@ -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
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