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2.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Kenneth D. Merry.
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1.\"
2.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Kenneth D. Merry.
3.\" All rights reserved.
4.\"
5.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
6.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
7.\" are met:
8.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright

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21.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
22.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
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28.\" $FreeBSD: head/share/man/man4/xpt.4 79538 2001-07-10 15:31:11Z ru $
28.\" $FreeBSD: head/share/man/man4/xpt.4 79727 2001-07-14 19:41:16Z schweikh $
29.\"
30.Dd October 10, 1998
31.Dt XPT 4
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm xpt
35.Nd CAM transport layer interface
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37None.
38.Sh DESCRIPTION
39The
40.Nm
41driver provides a way for userland applications to issue certain CAM CCBs
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30.Dd October 10, 1998
31.Dt XPT 4
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm xpt
35.Nd CAM transport layer interface
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37None.
38.Sh DESCRIPTION
39The
40.Nm
41driver provides a way for userland applications to issue certain CAM CCBs
42to the kernel.
42to the kernel.
43.Pp
44Since the
45.Nm
46driver allows direct access to the CAM subsystem, system administrators
47should exercise caution when granting access to this driver. If used
48improperly, this driver can allow userland applications to crash a machine
49or cause data loss.
50.Sh KERNEL CONFIGURATION

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82This ioctl takes an XPT_GDEVLIST CCB, and returns the passthrough device
83corresponding to the device in question.
84.El
85.Sh FILES
86.Bl -tag -width /dev/xpt0 -compact
87.It Pa /dev/xpt0
88Character device node for the
89.Nm
43.Pp
44Since the
45.Nm
46driver allows direct access to the CAM subsystem, system administrators
47should exercise caution when granting access to this driver. If used
48improperly, this driver can allow userland applications to crash a machine
49or cause data loss.
50.Sh KERNEL CONFIGURATION

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82This ioctl takes an XPT_GDEVLIST CCB, and returns the passthrough device
83corresponding to the device in question.
84.El
85.Sh FILES
86.Bl -tag -width /dev/xpt0 -compact
87.It Pa /dev/xpt0
88Character device node for the
89.Nm
90driver.
90driver.
91.El
92.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
93None.
94.Sh SEE ALSO
95.Xr cam 3 ,
96.Xr cam_cdbparse 3 ,
97.Xr pass 4 ,
98.Xr camcontrol 8
99.Sh HISTORY
100The CAM transport layer driver first appeared in
101.Fx 3.0 .
102.Sh AUTHORS
103.An Kenneth Merry Aq ken@FreeBSD.org
91.El
92.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
93None.
94.Sh SEE ALSO
95.Xr cam 3 ,
96.Xr cam_cdbparse 3 ,
97.Xr pass 4 ,
98.Xr camcontrol 8
99.Sh HISTORY
100The CAM transport layer driver first appeared in
101.Fx 3.0 .
102.Sh AUTHORS
103.An Kenneth Merry Aq ken@FreeBSD.org