imx6_ahci(4)

imx6_ahci4

Device driver for the nxp i.mx6 on-chip sata controller

Usage

To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line in your kernel configuration file:

device ahci

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):

imx6_ahci_load="YES"

Overview

The imx6_ahci driver provides support for the on-chip SATA controller found on some models of the NXP i.MX6 chip. The driver is a thin glue layer to interpret the platform's FDT data and marshall resources for the standard ahci(4) driver.

Releases

9 releases since FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE; the text changed 2 times.

  1. 14.0–14.2
  2. 14.3–14.4
  3. 14.5–16.0

History

The imx6_ahci driver first appeared in FreeBSD 12.0.

From base 16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79 in FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27). Parsed by carta from the page's mdoc source.