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diff --git a/static/freebsd/man4/pvscsi.4 3.html b/static/freebsd/man4/pvscsi.4 3.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f8c8baaa --- /dev/null +++ b/static/freebsd/man4/pvscsi.4 3.html @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +<table class="head"> + <tr> + <td class="head-ltitle">PVSCSI(4)</td> + <td class="head-vol">Device Drivers Manual</td> + <td class="head-rtitle">PVSCSI(4)</td> + </tr> +</table> +<div class="manual-text"> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="NAME"><a class="permalink" href="#NAME">NAME</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><code class="Nm">pvscsi</code> — <span class="Nd">VMware + Paravirtual SCSI Controller</span></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SYNOPSIS"><a class="permalink" href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line + in your kernel configuration file:</p> +<div class="Bd Pp Bd-indent"><code class="Cd">device pci</code> +<br/> +<code class="Cd">device scbus</code> +<br/> +<code class="Cd">device pvscsi</code></div> +<p class="Pp">Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place + the following line in <a class="Xr">loader.conf(5)</a>:</p> +<div class="Bd Pp Bd-indent Li"> +<pre>pvscsi_load="YES"</pre> +</div> +<p class="Pp">The following tunables are settable from the + <a class="Xr">loader(8)</a>:</p> +<dl class="Bl-ohang"> + <dt id="hw.pvscsi.request_ring_pages"><var class="Va">hw.pvscsi.request_ring_pages</var></dt> + <dd>controls how many pages are allocated for the device request ring. A + non-positive value will cause the driver to choose the value based on + device capabilities. A non-zero value will use that many number of pages + up to a maximum of 32. The default setting is 0.</dd> + <dt id="hw.pvscsi.max_queue_depth"><var class="Va">hw.pvscsi.max_queue_depth</var></dt> + <dd>controls the queue size for the adapter. A non-positive value will cause + the driver to choose the value based on number of request ring pages. A + non-zero value will set the queue size up to a maximum allowed by the + number of request ring pages. Default is 0.</dd> + <dt id="hw.pvscsi.use_msg"><var class="Va">hw.pvscsi.use_msg</var></dt> + <dd>setting to nonzero value enables the use of the PVSCSI message queue + allowing for disk hot-add and remove without manual rescan needed. Default + is 1.</dd> + <dt id="hw.pvscsi.use_msi"><var class="Va">hw.pvscsi.use_msi</var></dt> + <dd>setting to nonzero value enables the use of MSI interrupts. Default is + 1.</dd> + <dt id="hw.pvscsi.use_msix"><var class="Va">hw.pvscsi.use_msix</var></dt> + <dd>setting to nonzero value enables the use of MSI-X interrupts. Default is + 1.</dd> + <dt id="hw.pvscsi.use_req_call_threshold"><var class="Va">hw.pvscsi.use_req_call_threshold</var></dt> + <dd>setting to nonzero value enables the request call threshold functionality. + TODO. Default is 1.</dd> +</dl> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="DESCRIPTION"><a class="permalink" href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">pvscsi</code> driver provides support for the + VMware Paravirtual SCSI Controller (PVSCSI) in virtual machines by + VMware.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SEE_ALSO"><a class="permalink" href="#SEE_ALSO">SEE + ALSO</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><a class="Xr">cam(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">da(4)</a></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="HISTORY"><a class="permalink" href="#HISTORY">HISTORY</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">pvscsi</code> driver first appeared in + <span class="Ux">FreeBSD 13.0</span>.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="AUTHORS"><a class="permalink" href="#AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><span class="An">Vishal Bhakta</span> + <<a class="Mt" href="mailto:vbhakta@vmware.com">vbhakta@vmware.com</a>>.</p> +</section> +</div> +<table class="foot"> + <tr> + <td class="foot-date">December 5, 2018</td> + <td class="foot-os">FreeBSD 15.0</td> + </tr> +</table> |