From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 27 23:10:11 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CA181065670 for ; Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:10:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BD6D8FC1E for ; Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:10:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q3RNAAYk005046 for ; Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:10:10 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q3RNAAnR005045; Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:10:10 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:10:10 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201204272310.q3RNAAnR005045@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, "John W. O'Brien" Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C62381065678 for ; Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:00:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from red.freebsd.org (red.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B111D8FC18 for ; Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:00:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from red.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q3RN0rDU038945 for ; Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:00:53 GMT (envelope-from nobody@red.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id q3RN0rwe038944; Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:00:53 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201204272300.q3RN0rwe038944@red.freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:00:53 GMT From: "John W. O'Brien" To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: docs/167382: geli.8 out of sync after r226840 re: kernel threads X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:10:11 -0000 >Number: 167382 >Category: docs >Synopsis: geli.8 out of sync after r226840 re: kernel threads >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Apr 27 23:10:10 UTC 2012 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: John W. O'Brien >Release: 9-STABLE >Organization: Saltant Solutions >Environment: FreeBSD nippl.y.saltant.net 9.0-STABLE FreeBSD 9.0-STABLE #0: Mon Apr 9 07:44:49 EDT 2012 root@nippl.y.saltant.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/NIPPL amd64 >Description: r226840 did not update description of affected behavior in geli(8) manpage. >How-To-Repeat: man geli Search for "kern.geom.eli.threads". Observe that following r226840, number of threads is not limited when, e.g., AESNI instructions are available. >Fix: Strike line stating that only one thread will be started when using hardware crypto acceleration. Patch attached with submission follows: Index: geli.8 =================================================================== --- geli.8 (revision 234740) +++ geli.8 (working copy) @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd March 4, 2012 +.Dd April 27, 2012 .Dt GELI 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -692,7 +692,6 @@ Specifies how many kernel threads should be used for doing software cryptography. Its purpose is to increase performance on SMP systems. -If hardware acceleration is available, only one thread will be started. If set to 0, a CPU-pinned thread will be started for every active CPU. .It Va kern.geom.eli.batch : No 0 When set to 1, can speed-up crypto operations by using batching. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: