Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:51:17 +0000 From: Christos Margiolis <christos@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: a3094f522fec - main - rc.conf.5: Document virtual_oss(8) Message-ID: <69e0f765.1c559.1b96b4a5@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by christos: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=a3094f522fec70f9e5cf3f12dc6e7a9b5f706459 commit a3094f522fec70f9e5cf3f12dc6e7a9b5f706459 Author: Christos Margiolis <christos@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2026-04-16 14:51:06 +0000 Commit: Christos Margiolis <christos@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-04-16 14:51:06 +0000 rc.conf.5: Document virtual_oss(8) Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation MFC after: 1 week Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56225 --- share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 index fa8d8aab8c4e..b666345def48 100644 --- a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 +++ b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd November 14, 2025 +.Dd April 2, 2026 .Dt RC.CONF 5 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -4950,6 +4950,60 @@ For instance, the file is created to prevent .Xr shutdown 8 targeted at the wrong machine. +.It Va virtual_oss_enable +.Pq Vt bool +If set to +.Dq Li YES , +run one +.Xr virtual_oss 8 +instance for each configuration defined in +.Pa virtual_oss_configs . +.It Va virtual_oss_configs +.Pq Vt str +Space-separated list of +.Xr virtual_oss 8 +configurations. +For example: +.Bd -literal +virtual_oss_configs="foo bar" +.Ed +.Pp +Configurations need to be defined in +.Pa virtual_oss_ Ns Aq Ar config_name . +By default, there is a +.Pa dsp +configuration which replaces the +.Pa /dev/dsp +device created by +.Xr sound 4 +with a +.Xr virtual_oss 8 +one. +It can be redefined by setting the +.Pa virtual_oss_dsp +variable. +.It Va virtual_oss_ Ns Aq Ar config_name +.Pq Vt str +.Xr virtual_oss 8 +argument list for configuration +.Aq Ar config_name . +.It Va virtual_oss_default_control_device +.Pq Vt str +The +.Xr virtual_oss 8 +control device's name corresponding to the default configuration, +.Pa virtual_oss_dsp . +This is set by default to +.Pa vdsp.ctl . +When +.Pa virtual_oss_dsp +is set, it is strongly encouraged to set this variable as well, and use it as +the +.Fl t +option's argument in +.Pa virtual_oss_dsp , +because it is used by other programs and scripts, such as +.Pa /etc/devd/snd.conf . .El .Sh SERVICE JAILS The service jails part of the rc system automatically puts a service @@ -5170,6 +5224,7 @@ to .Xr unbound 8 , .Xr usbconfig 8 , .Xr utx 8 , +.Xr virtual_oss 8 , .Xr wlandebug 8 , .Xr yp 8 , .Xr ypbind 8 ,home | help
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