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26.Dd June 3, 2016
27.Dt BCMA 4
28.Os
29.Sh NAME
30.Nm bcma
31.Nd Broadcom AMBA Backplane driver
32.Sh SYNOPSIS
33To compile this driver into the kernel, add the following lines to the
34kernel configuration file:
35.Bd -ragged -offset indent
36.Cd "device bhnd"
37.Cd "device bcma"
38.Ed
39.Pp
40To load the driver as a module at boot, add this line to
41.Xr loader.conf 5 :
42.Bd -literal -offset indent
43bcma_load="YES"
44.Ed
45.Sh DESCRIPTION
46The
47.Nm
48driver provides
49.Xr bhnd 4
50support for devices using the ARM AMBA-based backplane architecture found
51in later Broadcom Home Networking Division's network chipsets and embedded
52systems.
53.Pp
54A common interconnect connects all of the backplane's functional
55blocks.
56These functional blocks, known as cores, use the ARM AMBA AXI or
57APB interface to communicate with devices attached to the interconnect.
58.Pp
59The IP cores used in
60.Xr siba 4
61devices were adapted by Broadcom for compatibility with the new
62interconnect.
63.Sh SEE ALSO
64.Xr bhnd 4 ,
65.Xr intro 4 ,
66.Xr siba 4
67.Sh HISTORY
68The
69.Nm
70device driver first appeared in
71.Fx 11.0 .
72.Sh AUTHORS
73.An -nosplit
74The
75.Nm
76driver was written by
77.An Landon Fuller Aq Mt landonf@FreeBSD.org .
78