VIOIF(4)

VIOIF(4) | Device Drivers Manual | VIOIF(4)

# NAME

`vioif` —
VirtIO NIC driver

# SYNOPSIS

`virtio* at pci? dev ? function ?`
`vioif* at virtio?`

# DESCRIPTION

virtio(4) defines an interface for efficient, standard, and extensible I/O between the hypervisor and the virtual machine. The `vioif` driver supports virtio-compliant virtual network interface cards.

# SEE ALSO

netintro(4), virtio(4), ifconfig(8)

Rusty Russell, IBM Corporation, Virtio PCI Card Specification, http://ozlabs.org/~rusty/virtio-spec/.

# HISTORY

The `vioif` device driver appeared in NetBSD 6.0.

# BUGS

No offloading support.

November 26, 2011 | NetBSD 9.3