bcma(4freebsd)

bcma4freebsd

Broadcom amba backplane driver

Usage

To compile this driver into the kernel, add the following lines to the kernel configuration file:

device bhnd device bcma

To load the driver as a module at boot, add this line to loader.conf(5):

bcma_load="YES"

Overview

The bcma driver provides bhnd(4) support for devices using the ARM AMBA-based backplane architecture found in later Broadcom Home Networking Division's network chipsets and embedded systems.

A common interconnect connects all of the backplane's functional blocks. These functional blocks, known as cores, use the ARM AMBA AXI or APB interface to communicate with devices attached to the interconnect.

The IP cores used in siba(4) devices were adapted by Broadcom for compatibility with the new interconnect.

Releases

5 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 9
  2. 10
  3. 11–13

History

The bcma device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 11.0.

Authors

The bcma driver was written by Landon Fuller ⟨[email protected]⟩.

From freebsd-manpages 12.2-2 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's mdoc source.