IOAPIC(4) - Device Drivers Manual (i386) #
IOAPIC(4) - Device Drivers Manual (i386)
NAME #
ioapic - I/O Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
SYNOPSIS #
ioapic0 at mainbus0
DESCRIPTION #
ioapic 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 processors.
SEE ALSO #
STANDARDS #
ioapic is based on Intel’s 82093AA I/O Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (I/O APIC) specification.
HISTORY #
The ioapic driver first appeared in OpenBSD 3.5.
AUTHORS #
The ioapic driver was written by Bill Sommerfield.
OpenBSD 7.5 - May 31, 2007