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diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.amd64/ioapic.4 b/share/man/man4/man4.amd64/ioapic.4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..53b8eece5a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/man4/man4.amd64/ioapic.4 @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: ioapic.4,v 1.1 2006/10/27 17:10:48 jmc Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2006 Mark Kettenis +.\" +.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any +.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above +.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. +.\" +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES +.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF +.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR +.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES +.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN +.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF +.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. +.\" +.Dd October 27, 2006 +.Dt IOAPIC 4 amd64 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm ioapic +.Nd I/O Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Cd "ioapic0 at mainbus0" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm +is an I/O Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC). +It provides interrupt management for systems with multiple I/O +subsystems and can distribute interrupts across multiple processsors. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr intro 4 +.Sh STANDARDS +.Nm +is based on +Intel's 82093AA I/O Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (I/O APIC) +specification. +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +driver first appeared in +.Ox 3.5 . +.Sh AUTHORS +The +.Nm +driver was written by +.An Bill Sommerfield . |