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26.Dd October 18, 2022
27.Dt ACPI_GED 4
28.Os
29.Sh NAME
30.Nm acpi_ged
31.Nd "ACPI Generic Event Device"
32.Sh SYNOPSIS
33To compile this driver into the kernel,
34place the following line in your
35kernel configuration file:
36.Bd -ragged -offset indent
37.Cd "device acpi_ged"
38.Ed
39.Pp
40Alternatively, to load the driver as a
41module at boot time, place the following line in
42.Xr loader.conf 5 :
43.Bd -literal -offset indent
44acpi_ged_load="YES"
45.Ed
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47The
48.Nm
49driver provides support for generic events interface.
50This handles interrupts and evaluates the specific ACPI method.
51This may generate optionally ACPI notify for another device.
52.Sh SEE ALSO
53.Xr acpi 4
54.Sh HISTORY
55The
56.Nm
57device driver first appeared in
58.Fx 14.0 .
59.Sh AUTHORS
60.An -nosplit
61The
62.Nm
63driver was written by
64.An Takanori Watanabe Aq Mt takawata@FreeBSD.org
65