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.\"	$OpenBSD: astro.4,v 1.1 2007/05/22 19:31:13 kettenis Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2007 Mark Kettenis <kettenis@openbsd.org>
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.Dd May 22, 2007
.Dt ASTRO 4 hppa
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm astro
.Nd Astro Memory & I/O controller
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "astro* at mainbus?"
.Cd "elroy* at astro?"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver provides support for the Astro memory and I/O controller used
on systems with PA-8500 and later 64-bit CPUs.  It functions as a
bridge from the Runway bus to up to 8 I/O ropes that connect to Elroy
chips.
Astro contains an IOMMU and provides support for cache coherent DMA.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr cpu 4 ,
.Xr elroy 4 ,
.Xr intro 4 ,
.Xr runway 4
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
driver first appeared in
.Ox 4.2 .