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author | ru <ru@FreeBSD.org> | 2003-06-28 23:53:39 +0000 |
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committer | ru <ru@FreeBSD.org> | 2003-06-28 23:53:39 +0000 |
commit | 348e423dd913fabaea56f15eecca3d155723ee08 (patch) | |
tree | 119cebb3a669617b213ec04fe871163ae082cfb1 /share/man/man4/natm.4 | |
parent | e4f0eb6b17525e227a1bc1d660ab253005530425 (diff) | |
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Hiten's patchset for section four manpages, slightly edited by me.
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/natm.4 b/share/man/man4/natm.4 index 622ccce..75a2c57 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/natm.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/natm.4 @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ to do .Dq make clean ) . .Sh NATM API The NATM layer uses a -.Dv struct sockaddr_natm +.Vt struct sockaddr_natm to specify a virtual circuit: .Bd -literal -offset indent struct sockaddr_natm { @@ -52,11 +52,13 @@ one would use the following: .Pp The .Fn socket -call simply creates an unconnected NATM socket. The +call simply creates an unconnected NATM socket. +The .Fn connect call associates an unconnected NATM socket with a virtual circuit and tells the driver to enable that virtual circuit -for receiving data. After the +for receiving data. +After the .Fn connect call one can .Fn read @@ -75,19 +77,21 @@ protocol layer passes the address of the protocol control block down to the driver as a receive .Dq handle . When inbound data arrives, the driver passes the data back with the -appropriate receive handle. The NATM layer uses this to avoid the -overhead of a protocol control block lookup. This allows us to take +appropriate receive handle. +The NATM layer uses this to avoid the +overhead of a protocol control block lookup. +This allows us to take advantage of the fact that ATM has already demultiplexed the data for us. .Sh CAVEAT The NATM protocol support is subject to change as -the ATM protocols develop. Users should not depend -on details of the current implementation, but rather +the ATM protocols develop. +Users should not depend on details of the current implementation, but rather the services exported. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr en 4 , -.Xr hatm 4 , .Xr fatm 4 , +.Xr hatm 4 , .Xr natmip 4 .Sh AUTHORS .An Chuck Cranor |