AW_SID(4)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so this is aw_sid — the aw_sid man page, section 4 of the arm Kernel Interfaces Manual, if ur keeping track 🎀 — and it's literally the driver for the SID controller in Allwinner SoC. yes bestie, SoC. we love an acronym 💅

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so the aw_sid device driver is out here providing support for the Allwinner SID (Security ID) controller 🫶 and like… this controller gives u the root security keys. and those keys can be used as either:

• a device unique ID, or
• to generate a MAC address

that's it that's the whole vibe. iconic honestly 🌸

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🦋 HARDWARE 🦋

the aw_sid driver supports the SID controller when it has one of the following compatible strings — check the list bestie, it's all here:

• allwinner,sun4i-a10-sid
• allwinner,sun7i-a20-sid
• allwinner,sun50i-a64-sid
• allwinner,sun8i-a83t-sid
• allwinner,sun8i-h3-sid

no cap, if ur string isn't on the list that's a whole different conversation 😭

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🎀 SYSCTL VARIABLES 🎀

the following read-only variables are available via sysctl(8) ✨ (read-only!! don't even try it, they will not be taking requests today 🙈):

• dev.aw_sid.rootkey — the root security key for this device. the main character key, fr fr 👑

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🌈 HISTORY 🌈

the aw_sid device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 11.0 🎉 a classic, lowkey legendary.

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💜 AUTHORS 💜

okay giving credit where credit is due 💅

• the aw_sid device driver was written by Jared McNeill <jmcneill@invisible.ca> — ty king 🫶
• this manual page was written by Kyle Evans <kevans@FreeBSD.org> — slay 🎀

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and that's the whole page bestie, every single flag-free detail, no notes 💖

✧･ﾟ aw_sid(4) · Debian · January 6, 2018 ･ﾟ✧ — mwah, that's the source/version + date sign-off, periodt 💅✨