-.B linux_sysfs
-The
-.B /sys
-filesystem on Linux 2.6 and newer. The standard header of the config space is available
-to all users, the rest only to root. Supports extended configuration space, PCI domains
-and information on attached kernel drivers.
-.TP
-.B linux_proc
-The
-.B /proc/bus/pci
-interface supported by Linux 2.1 and newer. The standard header of the config space is available
-to all users, the rest only to root.
-.TP
-.B intel_conf1
-Direct hardware access via Intel configuration mechanism 1. Available on i386 and compatibles
-on Linux, Solaris/x86, GNU Hurd and Windows. Requires root privileges.
-.TP
-.B intel_conf2
-Direct hardware access via Intel configuration mechanism 2. Available on i386 and compatibles
-on Linux, Solaris/x86 and GNU Hurd. Requires root privileges. Warning: This method
-is able to address only first 16 devices on any bus and it seems to be very
-unreliable in many cases.
-.TP
-.B fbsd_device
-The
-.B /dev/pci
-device on FreeBSD. Requires root privileges.
-.TP
-.B obsd_device
-The
-.B /dev/pci
-device on OpenBSD. Requires root privileges.
-.TP
-.B nbsd_libpci
-The
-.B /dev/pci0
-device on NetBSD accessed using the local libpci library.
-.TP
-.B aix_device
-Access method used on AIX. Requires root privileges.
-
-.P
-By default, PCILIB uses the first available access method and displays no debugging
-messages, but you can use the following switches to control its behavior:
-
+.B -A <method>
+The library supports a variety of methods to access the PCI hardware.
+By default, it uses the first access method available, but you can use
+this option to override this decision. See \fB-A help\fP for a list of
+available methods and their descriptions.