IMXUART(4)
π IMXUART(4) π
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel Interfaces Manual β yes it's a real manual page about a real little driver, and it's honestly kinda iconic for how short it is. grab a boba and let's go π§β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
imxuart β the i.MX Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter. that's the whole name, no cap. it's a UART. it does UART things. we love a self-explanatory queen π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
imxuart* at fdt?
that's literally it. that's the whole synopsis. she's lowkey minimal and honestly? she ate π
β¨ DESCRIPTION β¨
so the imxuart driver is here to provide support for the i.MX Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) β you know, the thing that does the serial communication thing. that's the vibe. that's what she does. periodt π«Ά
ngl the manpage does not elaborate further and neither will I β facts are facts, bestie π
π SEE ALSO π
tty(4)β go read about ttys if you want the full lore. iykyk π
β HISTORY β
the imxuart driver first appeared in OpenBSD 5.5. a humble little origin story. she's been around and she's still serving ππΈ
π AUTHORS π
the imxuart driver was written by Patrick Wildt <patrick@blueri.se> β shoutout to the main character who made this happen π«‘π
and that's the whole page, bestie! short, sweet, and fully fact-checked π¦ this little gem came to you from Debian, dated April 1, 2018 β yeah, April Fools' Day, but the driver is fr fr real πβ¨ mwah, go read tty(4) next π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: cvs-export
- Copyright (c) 2018 Jonathan Gray <jsg@openbsd.org>
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