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28.Dd June 3, 2016
29.Dt BCMA 4
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm bcma
33.Nd Broadcom AMBA Backplane driver
34.Sh SYNOPSIS
35To compile this driver into the kernel, add the following lines to the
36kernel configuration file:
37.Bd -ragged -offset indent
38.Cd "device bhnd"
39.Cd "device bcma"
40.Ed
41.Pp
42To load the driver as a module at boot, add this line to
43.Xr loader.conf 5 :
44.Bd -literal -offset indent
45bcma_load="YES"
46.Ed
47.Sh DESCRIPTION
48The
49.Nm
50driver provides
51.Xr bhnd 4
52support for devices using the ARM AMBA-based backplane architecture found
53in later Broadcom Home Networking Division's network chipsets and embedded
54systems.
55.Pp
56A common interconnect connects all of the backplane's functional
57blocks.
58These functional blocks, known as cores, use the ARM AMBA AXI or
59APB interface to communicate with devices attached to the interconnect.
60.Pp
61The IP cores used in
62.Xr siba 4
63devices were adapted by Broadcom for compatibility with the new
64interconnect.
65.Sh SEE ALSO
66.Xr bhnd 4 ,
67.Xr intro 4 ,
68.Xr siba 4
69.Sh HISTORY
70The
71.Nm
72device driver first appeared in
73.Fx 11.0 .
74.Sh AUTHORS
75.An -nosplit
76The
77.Nm
78driver was written by
79.An Landon Fuller Aq Mt landonf@FreeBSD.org .
80