sbin/devd/devd.8

sbin/devd/devd.cc
	Create a new socket, of type SOCK_SEQPACKET, for communicating with
	clients.  SOCK_SEQPACKET sockets preserve record boundaries,
	simplying code in the client.  The old SOCK_STREAM socket is
	retained for backwards-compatibility with existing clients.

Sponsored by:	Spectra Logic

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/sbin/devd/devd.8 b/sbin/devd/devd.8
index fa34df23ee19..57d4fe3dc94c 100644
--- a/sbin/devd/devd.8
+++ b/sbin/devd/devd.8
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ If option
 .Fl f
 is specified more than once, the last file specified is used.
 .It Fl l Ar num
-Limit concurrent
-.Pa /var/run/devd.pipe
-connections to
+Limit concurrent socket connections to
 .Ar num .
 The default connection limit is 10.
 .It Fl n
@@ -130,22 +128,27 @@ wish to hook into the
 system without modifying the user's other
 config files.
 .Pp
-All messages that
+Since
+.Xr devctl 4
+allows only one active reader,
 .Nm
-receives are forwarded to the
+multiplexes it, forwarding all events to any number of connected clients.
+Clients connect by opening the SOCK_SEQPACKET
 .Ux
 domain socket at
-.Pa /var/run/devd.pipe .
+.Pa /var/run/devd.seqpacket.pipe .
 .Sh FILES
-.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /var/run/devd.pipe" -compact
+.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /var/run/devd.seqpacket.pipe" -compact
 .It Pa /etc/devd.conf
 The default
 .Nm
 configuration file.
-.It Pa /var/run/devd.pipe
+.It Pa /var/run/devd.seqpacket.pipe
 The socket used by
 .Nm
 to communicate with its clients.
+.It Pa /var/run/devd.pipe
+An deprecated socket retained for use with old clients.
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr devctl 4 ,