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17*9490d37cSjmc.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2007 $
1883c0e7acSjmc.Dt MAINBUS 4
1983c0e7acSjmc.Os
2083c0e7acSjmc.Sh NAME
2183c0e7acSjmc.Nm mainbus
2283c0e7acSjmc.Nd device tree root
2383c0e7acSjmc.Sh SYNOPSIS
2483c0e7acSjmc.Cd "mainbus0 at root"
2583c0e7acSjmc.Sh DESCRIPTION
2683c0e7acSjmc.Nm
2783c0e7acSjmcprovides an abstraction for all system buses to attach to.
2883c0e7acSjmcIt is the start of the device tree and always attached.
2983c0e7acSjmcIt is not a physical device as such,
3083c0e7acSjmcbut an abstraction to which other devices may attach.
3183c0e7acSjmc.Pp
3283c0e7acSjmcThe actual buses which attach are largely machine-dependent;
3383c0e7acSjmcrefer to the individual man pages for more information.
3483c0e7acSjmc.Sh SEE ALSO
3583c0e7acSjmc.Xr autoconf 4 ,
3683c0e7acSjmc.Xr intro 4
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