Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 07:19:49 GMT From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 406bb67b4fd7 - main - sa(4): Dont talk about minor device numbers: We have had DEVFS for 25 years. Message-ID: <202508130719.57D7Jn3D069388@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by phk: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=406bb67b4fd7595b2e833b6e6e7ae3d744dd84fb commit 406bb67b4fd7595b2e833b6e6e7ae3d744dd84fb Author: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2025-08-13 07:18:28 +0000 Commit: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-08-13 07:18:28 +0000 sa(4): Dont talk about minor device numbers: We have had DEVFS for 25 years. --- share/man/man4/sa.4 | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man4/sa.4 b/share/man/man4/sa.4 index 699a940a34d1..6c948a0f21ab 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/sa.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/sa.4 @@ -82,21 +82,19 @@ the case where a control mode device is opened. In the latter case, exclusive access is only sought when needed (e.g., to set parameters). .Sh SUB-MODES -Bits 0 and 1 of the minor number are interpreted as -.Sq sub-modes . The sub-modes differ in the action taken when the device is closed: .Bl -tag -width XXXX -.It 00 +.It Pa /dev/sa* A close will rewind the device; if the tape has been written, then a file mark will be written before the rewind is requested. The device is unmounted. -.It 01 +.It Pa /dev/nsa* A close will leave the tape mounted. If the tape was written to, a file mark will be written. No other head positioning takes place. Any further reads or writes will occur directly after the last read, or the written file mark. -.It 10 +.It Pa /dev/esa* A close will rewind the device. If the tape has been written, then a file mark will be written before the rewind is requested.
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