From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 30 07:51:37 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF5911065670; Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:51:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brueffer@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3E1F8FC12; Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:51:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nAU7pbLH022505; Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:51:37 GMT (envelope-from brueffer@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from brueffer@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nAU7pbME022503; Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:51:37 GMT (envelope-from brueffer@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <200911300751.nAU7pbME022503@svn.freebsd.org> From: Christian Brueffer Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:51:37 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-8@freebsd.org X-SVN-Group: stable-8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: svn commit: r199965 - stable/8/share/man/man4 X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:51:37 -0000 Author: brueffer Date: Mon Nov 30 07:51:37 2009 New Revision: 199965 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/199965 Log: MFC: r199748 Grammar and mdoc improvements. Modified: stable/8/share/man/man4/ada.4 Directory Properties: stable/8/share/man/man4/ (props changed) Modified: stable/8/share/man/man4/ada.4 ============================================================================== --- stable/8/share/man/man4/ada.4 Mon Nov 30 07:23:27 2009 (r199964) +++ stable/8/share/man/man4/ada.4 Mon Nov 30 07:51:37 2009 (r199965) @@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm -driver provides support for direct access devices, implementing +driver provides support for direct access devices, implementing the .Tn ATA command protocol, that are attached to the system through a host adapter -supported by CAM subsystem. +supported by the CAM subsystem. .Pp -Host adapter must also be separately configured into the system before a +The host adapter must also be separately configured into the system before an .Tn ATA direct access device can be configured. .Sh COMMAND QUEUING @@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ seeks. defines two types of queueing: .Tn TCQ (Tagged Command Queueing, PATA legacy) and -.Tn NCQ (Native Command Queueing, SATA). +.Tn NCQ (Native Command Queueing, SATA) . The .Nm -device driver takes full advantage of the NCQ, when supported. -To ensure that transactions to distant portions of the media, -which may be deferred indefinitely by servicing requests nearer the current +device driver takes full advantage of NCQ, when supported. +To ensure that transactions to distant parts of the media, +which may be deferred indefinitely by servicing requests closer to the current head position, are completed in a timely fashion, an ordered transaction is sent every 7 seconds during continuous device operation. .Sh CACHE EFFECTS @@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ writes will be lost. The effect of a loss of write transactions on a file system is non-deterministic and can cause corruption. Most -devices age write transactions to limit vulnerability to a few transactions -recently reported as complete, but it is none-the-less recommended that +devices age write transactions to limit the vulnerability to a few transactions +recently reported as complete, but it is nonetheless recommended that systems with write cache enabled devices reside on an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). The @@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ seconds. ATA device nodes .El .Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr ad 4 , .Xr ahci 4 , -.Xr siis 4 , -.Xr ad 4 -.Xr da 4 +.Xr da 4 , +.Xr siis 4 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm driver first appeared in .Fx 8.0 . .Sh AUTHORS -.An Alexander Motin Aq mav@FreeBSD.org . +.An Alexander Motin Aq mav@FreeBSD.org