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NAME
     bcma — Broadcom AMBA Backplane driver


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

           device bhnd
           device bcma

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

           bcma_load="YES"


DESCRIPTION
     The bcma driver provides bhnd(4) support for devices using the ARM AMBA-based backplane architecture found
     in later Broadcom Home Networking Division's (HND) wireless 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.


SEE ALSO
     bhnd(4)


HISTORY
     The bcma device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 11.0.


AUTHORS
     The bcma driver was written by Landon Fuller <landonf@FreeBSD.org>.