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17.Dd $Mdocdate: July 16 2013 $
18.Dt GCU 4
19.Os
20.Sh NAME
21.Nm gcu
22.Nd Intel EP80579 Global Configuration Unit
23.Sh SYNOPSIS
24.Cd "gcu* at pci?"
25.Sh DESCRIPTION
26The
27.Nm
28driver provides access to the miibus that is hidden behind the GCU device.
29It is used to control PHYs on embedded designs utilizing Intel's EP80579
30chips.
31.Pp
32The GCU also provides access to CAN, SSP and TDM signal strength drivers,
33but since they are not supported by
34.Ox
35the driver does not provide any
36functionality related to them.
37.Sh SEE ALSO
38.Xr em 4 ,
39.Xr intro 4 ,
40.Xr netintro 4 ,
41.Xr pci 4
42.Pp
43Intel's EP80579 Datasheet:
44.Lk http://download.intel.com/design/intarch/ep80579/320066.pdf
45.Sh HISTORY
46The
47.Nm
48driver first appeared in
49.Ox 4.7 .
50.Sh AUTHORS
51The
52.Nm
53driver was written by
54.An Dariusz Swiderski Aq Mt dms@openbsd.org ,
55partially based on the
56.Fx
57driver released by Intel under the ISC license.
58