NCA(4)

📦 version 11.0, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 nca(4) — NCR-5380/NCR-53C400 SCSI driver 💅

okay so bestie, you've pulled up nca(4) from the Kernel Interfaces Manual, and it's giving “short but iconic SCSI driver page.” No cap, the whole thing is basically the controller lineup plus the lore. 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

nca — NCR-5380/NCR-53C400 SCSI driver. that's it, that's the name, slay. ✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

here's the exact lineup, character-for-character, no edits, periodt:

nca0     at isa? port 0x360 irq 15   # Port-mapped NCR 53C80 controller
nca1     at isa? iomem 0xd8000 irq 5 # Memory-mapped controller
      (T128...)
nca*     at pci? dev ? function ?    # Domex 536 (DMX-3191D)
scsibus* at nca?

group-chat translation:

  • nca0 at isa? with port 0x360 and irq 15 — the port-mapped NCR 53C80 controller vibe.
  • nca1 at isa? with iomem 0xd8000 and irq 5 — the memory-mapped controller vibe, and yes, the (T128...) note is right there under it.
  • nca* at pci? with dev ? and function ? — the comment is Domex 536 (DMX-3191D). 🫶
  • scsibus* at nca? — this is the scsibus* attachment line, literally as written. ⭐

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

the nca driver provides support for the NCR-5380/NCR-53C400 SCSI controllers. full stop, that's the whole description, and honestly it ate. 💅

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read these besties for the surrounding lore:

👑 HISTORY 👑

  • The nca driver appeared in NetBSD 1.4. ✨
  • Domex 536 support appeared in NetBSD 6.0. 🫶

that's the whole page, bestie. this gem came from Debian, dated April 1, 2010 — mwah 💋💖

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