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diff --git a/static/freebsd/man4/linuxkpi.4 b/static/freebsd/man4/linuxkpi.4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cd4135c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/freebsd/man4/linuxkpi.4 @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +.\" +.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2025 The FreeBSD Foundation +.\" +.\" This documentation was written by Bj\xc3\xb6rn Zeeb under sponsorship from +.\" the FreeBSD Foundation. +.\" +.Dd June 13, 2025 +.Dt LINUXKPI 4 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm linuxkpi +.Nd Linux Kernel Programming Interface support +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +kernel module provides a limited KPI (kernel programming interface) to allow +Linux kernel drivers and other Linux kernel code to be compiled on +.Fx +and used along the +.Fx +kernel with little or no modification. +.Pp +While historically +.Em OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (Infiniband) , +and certain vendor drivers have used +.Nm . +.Em drm-kmod +for graphics driver support +and +.Xr linuxkpi_wlan 4 +for wireless drivers are prominent consumers. +.Pp +.Nm +is not to be confused with +.Xr linux 4 +which provides limited Linux ABI (application binary interface) compatibility +to allow running Linux application binaries unmodified on +.Fx . +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr linuxkpi_wlan 4 |