Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:50:43 -0500 (EST) From: Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc@crodrigues.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/75021: hw.ata.atapi_dma patch for ata(4) man page Message-ID: <200412131550.iBDFohcn003963@h00609772adf0.ne.client2.attbi.com> Resent-Message-ID: <200412131600.iBDG0v9E015510@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 75021
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: hw.ata.atapi_dma patch for ata(4) man page
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Mon Dec 13 16:00:57 GMT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Craig Rodrigues
>Release: FreeBSD 6.0-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD dibbler.crodrigues.org 6.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 6.0-CURRENT #49: Tue Dec 7 16:03:32 EST 2004 rodrigc@dibbler.crodrigues.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MYKERNEL1 i386
>Description:
In ata(4), it states:
hw.ata.atapi_dma
set to 1 for DMA access, 0 for PIO (default is PIO).
In src/sys/dev/ata/ata-all.c, this sysctl is by default
set to 1 (on -CURRENT, and also on 5.3-RELEASE).
Perhaps this patch is in order?
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
--- share/man/man4/ata.4.orig Thu Dec 9 19:07:53 2004
+++ share/man/man4/ata.4 Thu Dec 9 19:08:08 2004
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
.It Va hw.ata.ata_dma
set to 1 for DMA access, 0 for PIO (default is DMA).
.It Va hw.ata.atapi_dma
-set to 1 for DMA access, 0 for PIO (default is PIO).
+set to 1 for DMA access, 0 for PIO (default is DMA).
.It Va hw.ata.wc
set to 1 to enable Write Caching, 0 to disable (default is enabled).
.Em WARNING :
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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