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CTL(4)			     Kernel Interfaces Manual			  CTL(4)

NAME
     ctl -- CAM Target Layer

SYNOPSIS
     To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line in your
     kernel configuration file:

	   device ctl

     Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the
     following line in loader.conf(5):

	   ctl_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION
     The  ctl subsystem provides SCSI disk and processor emulation.  It supports
     features such as:

     *	 Disk and processor device emulation
     *	 Tagged queueing
     *	 SCSI task attribute support (ordered, head of queue, simple tags)
     *	 SCSI implicit command ordering support.
     *	 Full task management support (abort, LUN reset, target reset, etc.)
     *	 Support for multiple ports
     *	 Support for multiple simultaneous initiators
     *	 Support for multiple simultaneous backing stores
     *	 Persistent reservation support
     *	 Mode sense/select support
     *	 Error injection support
     *	 All I/O handled in-kernel, no userland context switch overhead

SEE ALSO
     ctladm(8), ctlstat(8)

HISTORY
     The ctl subsystem first appeared in FreeBSD 9.1.

AUTHORS
     The ctl subsystem was written by Kenneth Merry <ken@FreeBSD.org>.

FreeBSD 9.2			  April 2, 2013 			  CTL(4)

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