PCIB(4)

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version 15.1 Β· 2 versions
, in freebsd 14.5, freebsd 15.1, nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– PCIB(4) β€” the PCI bridge driver, bestie πŸ’–

ok so real quick, this is from the Kernel Interfaces Manual (that's the manual name, iykyk) and it's about pcib, the PCI bridge driver. it's short. like, suspiciously short. but we're gonna make it cute anyway πŸŽ€


✨ NAME ✨

pcib β€” the PCI bridge driver. that's it, that's the name. iconic behavior honestly πŸ’…


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

ok so if you want this driver compiled into your kernel (not as a module, like, baked in fr fr), you gotta drop this exact line into your kernel configuration file:

device pci

that's the whole vibe check. one line. no cap. ✨


πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

so the pcib driver provides for host and PCI bridges in a PCI system 🫢

that's literally what it says. it's the bridge girlie. it handles the host bridges and the PCI bridges in your PCI system. main character energy for the bridges πŸ’œ


πŸ’€ BUGS πŸ’€

This man page is too short. 😭

like, the man page itself is calling itself out. honestly? respect. self-aware queen πŸ‘‘


and that's the whole page, bestie β€” short and sweet, just like the man page itself said πŸ“

this little cutie dropped as part of Debian, dated January 18, 2008 β€” so yeah, she's been a legend since 2008, we stan a vintage icon 🌈⭐

mwah, go compile something πŸ’…πŸ’–

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