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author | Jason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2006-07-01 07:47:50 +0000 |
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committer | Jason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2006-07-01 07:47:50 +0000 |
commit | 373cb28fc0319b198294f85af9acf15a11005c0b (patch) | |
tree | b8a0f28bed770d724e835cf265f58df0fca49a3c | |
parent | 4234c845667038144615eff8b8ba81e549593228 (diff) |
clean this page up;
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/vnconfig/vnconfig.8 | 26 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/vnconfig/vnconfig.8 b/usr.sbin/vnconfig/vnconfig.8 index 65f44bb6106..6223fc09973 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/vnconfig/vnconfig.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/vnconfig/vnconfig.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: vnconfig.8,v 1.25 2006/07/01 07:36:27 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: vnconfig.8,v 1.26 2006/07/01 07:47:49 jmc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1993 University of Utah. .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1989, 1991, 1993 @@ -53,23 +53,25 @@ command configures vnode pseudo disk devices. It will associate (or disassociate) the special file .Ar rawdev with the regular file -.Ar regular_file +.Ar regular_file , allowing the latter to be accessed as though it were a disk. Hence a regular file within the file system can be used for swapping or can contain a file system that is mounted in the name space. +.Pp Both traditional devices, -.Pa vnd , +.Xr vnd 4 , and the cache-coherent devices, .Pa svnd , are configured through .Nm vnconfig . -.Pp -If you read the regular file while using -.Pa svnd , -you need to mount the .Pa svnd -with the mount option -.Ar sync +should be mounted with the +.Xr mount 8 +option +.Dq sync +if +.Ar regular_file +is being read from, to ensure consistency in the buffer cache. For normal operation this is not necessary. .Pp @@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ written to the disk. Encryption only works with .Pa svnd . .It Fl l -List the vnd devices and indicate which ones are in use. +List the (s)vnd devices and indicate which ones are in use. If a specific .Ar rawdev is given, then only that one will be described. @@ -109,10 +111,6 @@ Unconfigures a .It Fl v Print messages to stdout describing actions taken. .El -.Pp -If no action option is given, -.Fl c -is assumed. .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width /etc/rvnd?? -compact .It Pa /dev/{,r}{,s}vnd* |