Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 09:01:27 GMT From: Niki Denev <nike_d@cytexbg.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/88390: devctl(4) man page does not list the notify events ("!") Message-ID: <200511020901.jA291RJJ081343@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200511020910.jA29AFkW066064@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 88390 >Category: docs >Synopsis: devctl(4) man page does not list the notify events ("!") >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: Wed Nov 02 09:10:15 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Niki Denev >Release: 5.4-STABLE, 6.0-RC1 and 7.0-CURRENT >Organization: >Environment: >Description: The devctl(4) man page describes the ascii protocol that is used from the kernel to send device events to the userland. The current page lists the "+"-device node attached, "-"-device node detached, and "?"-unknown device detected events. But it does not mention the notify events "!", which are used for example by the network drivers to notify devd for link state changes. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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