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24.Dd October 18, 2022
25.Dt ACPI_GED 4
26.Os
27.Sh NAME
28.Nm acpi_ged
29.Nd "ACPI Generic Event Device"
30.Sh SYNOPSIS
31To compile this driver into the kernel,
32place the following line in your
33kernel configuration file:
34.Bd -ragged -offset indent
35.Cd "device acpi_ged"
36.Ed
37.Pp
38Alternatively, to load the driver as a
39module at boot time, place the following line in
40.Xr loader.conf 5 :
41.Bd -literal -offset indent
42acpi_ged_load="YES"
43.Ed
44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45The
46.Nm
47driver provides support for generic events interface.
48This handles interrupts and evaluates the specific ACPI method.
49This may generate optionally ACPI notify for another device.
50.Sh SEE ALSO
51.Xr acpi 4
52.Sh HISTORY
53The
54.Nm
55device driver first appeared in
56.Fx 13.3 .
57.Sh AUTHORS
58.An -nosplit
59The
60.Nm
61driver was written by
62.An Takanori Watanabe Aq Mt takawata@FreeBSD.org
63