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29.Dd October 16, 2017
30.Dt BHNDB 4
31.Os
32.Sh NAME
33.Nm bhndb
34.Nd Broadcom Home Networking Division interconnect bridge driver
35.Sh SYNOPSIS
36To compile this driver into the kernel, add the following lines to the
37kernel configuration file:
38.Bd -ragged -offset indent
39.Cd "device bhnd"
40.Cd "device bhndb"
41.Ed
42.Pp
43To load the driver as a module at boot, add this line to
44.Xr loader.conf 5 :
45.Bd -literal -offset indent
46bhndb_load="YES"
47.Ed
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49The
50.Nm
51driver provides
52.Xr bhnd 4
53host bridge support for Broadcom Home Networking Division's wireless chipsets
54and network adapters.
55.Pp
56To enable use for PCI/PCIe systems, see the
57.Xr bhndb_pci 4
58driver.
59.Sh SEE ALSO
60.Xr bhnd 4 ,
61.Xr bhndb_pci 4 ,
62.Xr bwn 4 ,
63.Xr intro 4
64.Sh HISTORY
65The
66.Nm
67device driver first appeared in
68.Fx 11.0 .
69.Sh AUTHORS
70.An -nosplit
71The
72.Nm
73driver was written by
74.An Landon Fuller Aq Mt landonf@FreeBSD.org .
75.Sh CAVEATS
76The
77.Nm
78driver does not currently support PCMCIA or SDIO devices.
79