From 2e4b8d049bad3e119381217d4a97adfcd3a70ae1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Avalos Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:40:30 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Sync mly.4 manual page with FreeBSD. Obtained-from: FreeBSD --- share/man/man4/mly.4 | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man4/mly.4 b/share/man/man4/mly.4 index 0076bda1c1..d1cf39c48e 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/mly.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/mly.4 @@ -22,49 +22,65 @@ .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $FreeBSD: src/share/man/man4/mly.4,v 1.4.2.3 2001/07/21 09:16:46 schweikh Exp $ -.\" $DragonFly: src/share/man/man4/mly.4,v 1.3 2006/02/17 19:37:09 swildner Exp $ +.\" $FreeBSD: src/share/man/man4/mly.4,v 1.10 2006/05/20 09:39:28 brueffer Exp $ +.\" $DragonFly: src/share/man/man4/mly.4,v 1.4 2008/01/21 02:40:30 pavalos Exp $ .\" -.Dd August 22, 2000 +.Dd August 10, 2004 .Dt MLY 4 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm mly .Nd Mylex AcceleRAID/eXtremeRAID family driver .Sh SYNOPSIS -.Cd device pci -.Cd device mly -.Cd device scbus -.Cd device da +To compile this driver into the kernel, +place the following lines in your +kernel configuration file: +.Bd -ragged -offset indent +.Cd "device pci" +.Cd "device scbus" +.Cd "device da" +.Cd "device mly" +.Ed +.Pp +Alternatively, to load the driver as a +module at boot time, place the following line in +.Xr loader.conf 5 : +.Bd -literal -offset indent +mly_load="YES" +.Ed .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm driver provides support for Mylex AcceleRAID and eXtremeRAID-family PCI to SCSI RAID controllers with version 6.00 and later firmware. -Supported controllers include: -.Bl -bullet +.Pp +Logical devices (array drives) attached to the controller are presented +to the SCSI subsystem as though they were direct-access devices on a +virtual SCSI bus. +Physical devices which are not claimed by a logical +device are presented on SCSI channels which match the physical channels +on the controller. +.Sh HARDWARE +Controllers supported by the +.Nm +driver include: +.Pp +.Bl -bullet -compact .It -AcceleRAID 160 +Mylex AcceleRAID 160 .It -AcceleRAID 170 +Mylex AcceleRAID 170 .It -AcceleRAID 352 +Mylex AcceleRAID 352 .It -eXtremeRAID 2000 +Mylex eXtremeRAID 2000 .It -eXtremeRAID 3000 +Mylex eXtremeRAID 3000 .El .Pp Compatible Mylex controllers not listed should work, but have not been verified. -.Pp -Logical devices (array drives) attached to the controller are presented -to the SCSI subsystem as though they were direct-access devices on a -virtual SCSI bus. -Physical devices which are not claimed by a logical -device are presented on SCSI channels which match the physical channels -on the controller. .Sh DIAGNOSTICS .Ss Controller initialisation phase .Bl -diag @@ -75,7 +91,7 @@ The controller firmware has started initialisation. Normally this process is performed by the controller BIOS, but the driver may need to do this in cases where the BIOS has failed, or is not compatible -(e.g. on non-x86 systems). +(e.g.\& on non-x86 systems). .It "mly%d: drive spinup in progress" .Pp Drive startup is in progress; this may take several minutes. -- 2.11.4.GIT