BHND_CHIPC(4)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, meet bhnd_chipc — the Broadcom Home Networking Division ChipCommon Driver, straight out of the Kernel Interfaces Manual. That’s the manual name and title combo, and it’s literally giving (4) section energy. iykyk. 🫶✨

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

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

device bhnd

To compile driver support for all additional devices found in embedded systems, add the following additional lines to the kernel configuration file:

device cfi
device gpio
device spibus
device uart

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

bhnd_load="YES"

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

The bhnd_chipc driver supports the ChipCommon core found in Broadcom Home Networking Division network chipsets and embedded systems. slay. 💅

The ChipCommon core provides an interface to common hardware facilities, including device identification, UARTs, CFI and SPI flash, One-time Programmable (OTP) Memory, and GPIO. no cap, it’s the main character energy for those common hardware facilities. ✨🔥

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• bhnd(4)
• intro(4)

👑 HISTORY 👑

The bhnd_chipc device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 11.0. periodt. ⭐

🎀 AUTHORS 🎀

The bhnd_chipc driver was written by Landon Fuller <landonf@FreeBSD.org>, and Michael Zhilin <mizhka@FreeBSD.org>. 💖

that’s the whole manual page, bestie — source/version footer vibes: Debian, dated October 16, 2017, and the manual tag is BHND_CHIPC(4). mwah 💋