Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 17:00:21 +0000 (UTC) From: Edward Tomasz Napierala <trasz@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-11@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r319628 - in stable/11: share/man/man4 usr.sbin/iscsid Message-ID: <201706061700.v56H0LnS001139@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: trasz Date: Tue Jun 6 17:00:21 2017 New Revision: 319628 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/319628 Log: MFC r319074: Minor tweaks to iscsi(4) and iscsid(8). This is mostly wording and clarification of the userspace/kernel split. Approved by: re (gjb) Modified: stable/11/share/man/man4/iscsi.4 stable/11/usr.sbin/iscsid/iscsid.8 Directory Properties: stable/11/ (props changed) Modified: stable/11/share/man/man4/iscsi.4 ============================================================================== --- stable/11/share/man/man4/iscsi.4 Tue Jun 6 16:52:07 2017 (r319627) +++ stable/11/share/man/man4/iscsi.4 Tue Jun 6 17:00:21 2017 (r319628) @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ -.Dd July 11, 2015 +.Dd May 28, 2017 .Dt ISCSI 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -46,18 +46,14 @@ iscsi_load="YES" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm -subsystem provides the kernel component of an iSCSI initiator. +subsystem provides the kernel component of an iSCSI initiator, +responsible for implementing the Full Feature Phase of the iSCSI protocol. The initiator is the iSCSI client, which connects to an iSCSI target, providing local access to a remote block device. The userland component is provided by .Xr iscsid 8 and both the kernel and userland are configured using .Xr iscsictl 8 . -The -.Nm -subsystem is responsible for implementing the -.Qq Full Feature Phase -of the iSCSI protocol. .Sh SYSCTL VARIABLES The following variables are available as both .Xr sysctl 8 Modified: stable/11/usr.sbin/iscsid/iscsid.8 ============================================================================== --- stable/11/usr.sbin/iscsid/iscsid.8 Tue Jun 6 16:52:07 2017 (r319627) +++ stable/11/usr.sbin/iscsid/iscsid.8 Tue Jun 6 17:00:21 2017 (r319628) @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd September 12, 2014 +.Dd May 28, 2017 .Dt ISCSID 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -43,12 +43,15 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm -daemon is responsible for performing the Login Phase of iSCSI connections, -as well as performing SendTargets discovery. +daemon is the userspace component of the iSCSI initiator, +responsible for performing the Login Phase +of iSCSI connections and the SendTargets discovery. .Pp Upon startup, the .Nm -daemon opens the iSCSI initiator device file and waits for kernel requests. +daemon opens the iSCSI initiator device file and waits for requests +from the kernel component, +.Xr iscsi 4 . .Nm does not use any configuration files. All needed information is supplied by the kernel.
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