PLUART(4)

okay bestie, this is PLUART(4) from the Kernel Interfaces Manual — the page for pluart — and we're gonna get through it together, no cap. 💖✨

💖 NAME 💖

pluart — the ARM PrimeCell PL011 UART. that's the whole name section, and it's literally giving main-character hardware energy. 👑🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

pluart* at acpi?
pluart* at fdt?

two lines, both slay: acpi? and fdt? are right there in the synopsis, fr fr. not me being obsessed with a two-line synopsis 😭💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

the pluart driver supports the ARM PrimeCell PL011 UART. that's the tea ☕️ — it's a driver for that exact UART, and I'm obsessed. honestly? iconic. periodt. 💜

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

• tty(4) — the terminal bestie, go say hi 🖥️🫶
• ARM PrimeCell UART (PL011) Technical Reference Manual, ARM DDI 0183 — the deep lore, the required reading, the iykyk document 📚👑

🎀 HISTORY 🎀

the pluart driver first appeared in OpenBSD 5.8. periodt. that's the origin story and it ate. 💅✨

xoxo, Debian 💌 — this page is dated July 2, 2018, and PLUART(4) is signing off. bye bestie, go slay your UART era! 🎀🦋✨