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.\"     $OpenBSD: ssm.4,v 1.2 2008/07/06 14:34:14 jmc Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2008 Mark Kettenis <kettenis@openbsd.org>
.\"
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.Dd $Mdocdate: July 6 2008 $
.Dt SSM 4 sparc64
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ssm
.Nd Scalable Shared Memory
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "ssm* at mainbus0"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver provides support for the Scalable Shared Memory devices found on
Serengeti and Starcat systems.
These devices are used to connect snoopy coherency domains together in
a coherent fashion to build systems with more than 24 CPUs.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr intro 4
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
driver first appeared in
.Ox 4.4 .
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Nm
driver was written by
.An Mark Kettenis Aq kettenis@openbsd.org .