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+.\" Copyright (c) 2002 Mark Santcroos <marks@ripe.net>
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+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.Dd October 19, 2004
+.Dt NG_DEVICE 4
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm ng_device
+.Nd device netgraph node type
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In netgraph/ng_device.h
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+A
+.Nm device
+node is both a netgraph node and a system device interface.
+When a
+.Nm device
+node is created, a new device entry appears which is accessible via the
+regular file operators such as
+.Xr open 2 ,
+.Xr close 2 ,
+.Xr read 2 ,
+.Xr write 2 ,
+etc.
+.Pp
+The first node is created as
+.Pa /dev/ngd0 ,
+all subsequent nodes
+.Pa /dev/ngd1 , /dev/ngd2 ,
+etc.
+.Sh HOOKS
+A
+.Nm device
+node has a single hook with an arbitrary name.
+All data coming in over the hook will be presented to the device
+for
+.Xr read 2 .
+All data coming in from the device entry by
+.Xr write 2
+will be forwarded to the hook.
+.Sh CONTROL MESSAGES
+The
+.Nm device
+node supports one non-generic control message:
+.Bl -tag -width 3n
+.It Dv NGM_DEVICE_GET_DEVNAME
+Returns device name corresponding to a node.
+.El
+.\" Additionally, the node accepts
+.\" .Xr ioctl 2 Ns s
+.\" from the device entry.
+.\" These will be encapsulated into
+.\" .Xr netgraph 4
+.\" messages and send out to the hook.
+.Sh SHUTDOWN
+This node shuts down upon receipt of a
+.Dv NGM_SHUTDOWN
+control message, or upon hook disconnection.
+The associated device entry is removed and becomes available
+for use by future
+.Nm device
+nodes.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr netgraph 4 ,
+.Xr ngctl 8
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm device
+node type was first implemented in
+.Fx 5.0 .
+.Sh AUTHORS
+.An Mark Santcroos Aq marks@ripe.net
+.An Gleb Smirnoff Aq glebius@FreeBSD.org