IMXUART(4)

πŸ“¦ in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– IMXUART(4) πŸ’–

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 πŸ§‹βœ¨


🌸 NAME 🌸

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 πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

imxuart* at fdt?

that's literally it. that's the whole synopsis. she's lowkey minimal and honestly? she ate πŸŽ€


✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

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 🫢

ngl the manpage does not elaborate further and neither will I β€” facts are facts, bestie πŸ’€

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

  • tty(4) β€” go read about ttys if you want the full lore. iykyk πŸ“–

⭐ HISTORY ⭐

the imxuart driver first appeared in OpenBSD 5.5. a humble little origin story. she's been around and she's still serving πŸ‘‘πŸŒΈ


πŸŽ€ AUTHORS πŸŽ€

the imxuart driver was written by Patrick Wildt <patrick@blueri.se> β€” shoutout to the main character who made this happen πŸ«‘πŸ’–


and that's the whole page, bestie! short, sweet, and fully fact-checked πŸ¦‹ this little gem came to you from Debian, dated April 1, 2018 β€” yeah, April Fools' Day, but the driver is fr fr real 😭✨ mwah, go read tty(4) next πŸ’œ

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