Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 21:19:35 +0200 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> To: chad@dcfinc.com Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: What CAM is (was Re: DPT install problem) Message-ID: <19980527211935.63164@follo.net> In-Reply-To: <199805271829.LAA11461@freebie.dcfinc.com>; from Chad R. Larson on Wed, May 27, 1998 at 11:29:21AM -0700 References: <199805270022.KAA07565@godzilla.zeta.org.au> <199805271829.LAA11461@freebie.dcfinc.com>
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On Wed, May 27, 1998 at 11:29:21AM -0700, Chad R. Larson wrote: > > It will be the same. The 64K limitation is a generic FreeBSD > > limitation, so CAM won't change it. CAM won't limit it, though. > > I feel like I walked into the middle of a conversation. What, exactly, > is CAM? Why would I be interested in it? CAM is the new disk subsystem, being implemented to follow the CAM specification. This system is used by Digital Unix at least, but I don't remember/know if that was where it originated. An API specification and guideline to writing CAM-based drivers is at http://www.partner.digital.com/www-swdev/pages/Home/TECH/documents/Digital_UNIX/V4.0/AA-PS3GD-TET1_html/TOC.html Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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