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diff --git a/static/freebsd/man4/superio.4 3.html b/static/freebsd/man4/superio.4 3.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..afe273ca --- /dev/null +++ b/static/freebsd/man4/superio.4 3.html @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@ +<table class="head"> + <tr> + <td class="head-ltitle">SUPERIO(4)</td> + <td class="head-vol">Device Drivers Manual</td> + <td class="head-rtitle">SUPERIO(4)</td> + </tr> +</table> +<div class="manual-text"> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="NAME"><a class="permalink" href="#NAME">NAME</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><code class="Nm">superio</code> — <span class="Nd">Super + I/O controller and bus driver</span></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SYNOPSIS"><a class="permalink" href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line + in your kernel configuration file:</p> +<div class="Bd Pp Bd-indent"><code class="Cd">device superio</code></div> +<p class="Pp">Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place + the following line in <a class="Xr">loader.conf(5)</a>:</p> +<div class="Bd Pp Bd-indent Li"> +<pre>superio_load="YES"</pre> +</div> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="DESCRIPTION"><a class="permalink" href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">Super I/O is an I/O controller that combines various low-bandwidth + devices that can be functionally unrelated otherwise. A typical Super I/O + can contain devices such as</p> +<p class="Pp"></p> +<ul class="Bl-bullet Bl-compact"> + <li>a floppy disk controller</li> + <li>a parallel port</li> + <li>a serial port</li> + <li>a PS/2 mouse and keyboard controller</li> + <li>a hardware monitoring controller</li> + <li>a watchdog timer</li> + <li>a controller for general purpose input-output</li> +</ul> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">superio</code> driver provides support for + devices residing in the Super I/O controller that can only be accessed or + discovered using the controller's interface. Some of the Super I/O devices + have standardized interfaces. Such devices either use well-known legacy + resources or they are advertised via ACPI or both. They can be configured + either using ISA bus hints or they are auto-configured by + <a class="Xr">acpi(4)</a>. The <code class="Nm">superio</code> driver is not + designed to interact with that kind of devices. They can be handled by their + respective drivers without any knowledge of the Super I/O specifics. For + instance, <a class="Xr">fdc(4)</a> provides access to the floppy disk + controller.</p> +<p class="Pp">There are other Super I/O devices that do not have any + standardized interface. Drivers for those devices can be written using + facilities of the <code class="Nm">superio</code> driver.</p> +<p class="Pp">The driver itself attaches to the ISA bus as all supported + controllers are accessed via LPC I/O ports.</p> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">superio</code> driver is unusual as it is + both a controller driver for a variety of Super I/O controllers and a bus + driver for supported devices in those controllers.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="HARDWARE"><a class="permalink" href="#HARDWARE">HARDWARE</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">superio</code> driver supports a multitude of + Super I/O controllers produced by Nuvoton, formerly known as Winbond, and + ITE, namely:</p> +<p class="Pp"></p> +<ul class="Bl-bullet Bl-compact"> + <li>Fintek F81803</li> + <li>Fintek F81865</li> + <li>Nuvoton NCT5104D/NCT6102D/NCT6106D rev. A and B+</li> + <li>Nuvoton NCT5585D</li> + <li>Nuvoton NCT6116D</li> + <li>Nuvoton NCT6775</li> + <li>Nuvoton NCT6776</li> + <li>Nuvoton NCT6779</li> + <li>Nuvoton NCT6791</li> + <li>Nuvoton NCT6792</li> + <li>Nuvoton NCT6793</li> + <li>Nuvoton NCT6795</li> + <li>Nuvoton NCT6796D-E</li> + <li>Winbond 83627HF/F/HG/G/S/THF/EHF/DHG/UHG/DHG-P</li> + <li>Winbond 83637HF</li> + <li>Winbond 83667HG/HG-B</li> + <li>Winbond 83687THF</li> + <li>Winbond 83697HF/UG</li> +</ul> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SEE_ALSO"><a class="permalink" href="#SEE_ALSO">SEE + ALSO</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><a class="Xr">superio(9)</a></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="HISTORY"><a class="permalink" href="#HISTORY">HISTORY</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">superio</code> driver was written by + <span class="An">Andriy Gapon</span> + <<a class="Mt" href="mailto:avg@FreeBSD.org">avg@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</p> +</section> +</div> +<table class="foot"> + <tr> + <td class="foot-date">October 11, 2019</td> + <td class="foot-os">FreeBSD 15.0</td> + </tr> +</table> |