1*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter/* 2*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * Copyright (c) 2002 M. Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> 3*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * 4*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 5*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 6*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * are met: 7*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 8*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 9*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright 10*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the 11*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 12*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * 13*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND 14*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE 15*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE 16*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE 17*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL 18*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS 19*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) 20*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT 21*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY 22*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF 23*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter * SUCH DAMAGE. 24*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter */ 25*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter 26*bb75b0d5SLexi Wintercomment = "Kernel event handling daemon" 27*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter 28*bb75b0d5SLexi Winterdesc = <<EOD 29*bb75b0d5SLexi WinterThe devd utility is a system daemon that runs in the background all the time. 30*bb75b0d5SLexi WinterWhenever a device is added to or removed from the device tree, devd will 31*bb75b0d5SLexi Winterexecute actions specified in devd.conf(5). For example, devd might execute 32*bb75b0d5SLexi Winterdhclient(8) when an Ethernet adapter is added to the system, and kill the 33*bb75b0d5SLexi Winterdhclient(8) instance when the same adapter is removed. Another example would 34*bb75b0d5SLexi Winterbe for devd to use a table to locate and load via kldload(8) the proper driver 35*bb75b0d5SLexi Winterfor an unrecognized device that is added to the system. 36*bb75b0d5SLexi WinterEOD 37