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diff --git a/static/freebsd/man4/virtio.4 3.html b/static/freebsd/man4/virtio.4 3.html deleted file mode 100644 index 9a232398..00000000 --- a/static/freebsd/man4/virtio.4 3.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,105 +0,0 @@ -<table class="head"> - <tr> - <td class="head-ltitle">VIRTIO(4)</td> - <td class="head-vol">Device Drivers Manual</td> - <td class="head-rtitle">VIRTIO(4)</td> - </tr> -</table> -<div class="manual-text"> -<section class="Sh"> -<h1 class="Sh" id="NAME"><a class="permalink" href="#NAME">NAME</a></h1> -<p class="Pp"><code class="Nm">virtio</code> — <span class="Nd">VirtIO - Device Support</span></p> -</section> -<section class="Sh"> -<h1 class="Sh" id="SYNOPSIS"><a class="permalink" href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></h1> -<p class="Pp">To compile VirtIO device support into the kernel, place the - following lines in your kernel configuration file:</p> -<div class="Bd Pp Bd-indent"><code class="Cd">device virtio</code> -<br/> -<code class="Cd">device virtio_pci</code></div> -<p class="Pp">Alternatively, to load VirtIO support as modules at boot time, - place the following lines in <a class="Xr">loader.conf(5)</a>:</p> -<div class="Bd Pp Bd-indent Li"> -<pre>virtio_load="YES" -virtio_pci_load="YES"</pre> -</div> -</section> -<section class="Sh"> -<h1 class="Sh" id="DESCRIPTION"><a class="permalink" href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></h1> -<p class="Pp">VirtIO is a specification for para-virtualized I/O in a virtual - machine (VM). Traditionally, the hypervisor emulated real devices such as an - Ethernet interface or disk controller to provide the VM with I/O. This - emulation is often inefficient.</p> -<p class="Pp" id="virtio_pci">VirtIO defines an interface for efficient I/O - between the hypervisor and VM. The <code class="Nm">virtio</code> module - provides a shared memory transport called a virtqueue. The - <a class="permalink" href="#virtio_pci"><b class="Sy">virtio_pci</b></a> - device driver represents an emulated PCI device that the hypervisor makes - available to the VM. This device provides the probing, configuration, and - interrupt notifications needed to interact with the hypervisor. - <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span> supports the following VirtIO devices:</p> -<dl class="Bl-hang Bd-indent"> - <dt id="Ethernet"><a class="permalink" href="#Ethernet"><b class="Sy">Ethernet</b></a></dt> - <dd>An emulated Ethernet device is provided by the <a class="Xr">vtnet(4)</a> - device driver.</dd> - <dt id="Block"><a class="permalink" href="#Block"><b class="Sy">Block</b></a></dt> - <dd>An emulated disk controller is provided by the - <a class="Xr">virtio_blk(4)</a> device driver.</dd> - <dt id="Console"><a class="permalink" href="#Console"><b class="Sy">Console</b></a></dt> - <dd>Provided by the <a class="Xr">virtio_console(4)</a> driver.</dd> - <dt id="Entropy"><a class="permalink" href="#Entropy"><b class="Sy">Entropy</b></a></dt> - <dd>Provided by the <a class="Xr">virtio_random(4)</a> driver.</dd> - <dt id="Balloon"><a class="permalink" href="#Balloon"><b class="Sy">Balloon</b></a></dt> - <dd>A pseudo-device to allow the VM to release memory back to the hypervisor - is provided by the <a class="Xr">virtio_balloon(4)</a> device driver.</dd> - <dt id="GPU"><a class="permalink" href="#GPU"><b class="Sy">GPU</b></a></dt> - <dd>Graphics support is provided by the <a class="Xr">virtio_gpu(4)</a> device - driver.</dd> - <dt id="SCSI"><a class="permalink" href="#SCSI"><b class="Sy">SCSI</b></a></dt> - <dd>An emulated SCSI HBA is provided by the <a class="Xr">virtio_scsi(4)</a> - device driver.</dd> -</dl> -</section> -<section class="Sh"> -<h1 class="Sh" id="LOADER_TUNABLES"><a class="permalink" href="#LOADER_TUNABLES">LOADER - TUNABLES</a></h1> -<p class="Pp">Tunables can be set at the <a class="Xr">loader(8)</a> prompt - before booting the kernel or stored in <a class="Xr">loader.conf(5)</a>.</p> -<dl class="Bl-tag"> - <dt id="hw.virtio.pci.disable_msix"><var class="Va">hw.virtio.pci.disable_msix</var></dt> - <dd>If set to 1, disables MSI-X. The default value is 0.</dd> - <dt id="hw.virtio.pci.transitional"><var class="Va">hw.virtio.pci.transitional</var></dt> - <dd>For a transitional <code class="Nm">virtio</code> device, this tunable - specifies whether to negotiate modern mode and use the modern - <code class="Nm">virtio</code> driver (1) or to negotiate legacy mode and - use the legacy <code class="Nm">virtio</code> driver (0). The default - value is 1.</dd> -</dl> -</section> -<section class="Sh"> -<h1 class="Sh" id="SEE_ALSO"><a class="permalink" href="#SEE_ALSO">SEE - ALSO</a></h1> -<p class="Pp"><a class="Xr">virtio_balloon(4)</a>, - <a class="Xr">virtio_blk(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">virtio_console(4)</a>, - <a class="Xr">virtio_gpu(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">virtio_random(4)</a>, - <a class="Xr">virtio_scsi(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">vtnet(4)</a></p> -</section> -<section class="Sh"> -<h1 class="Sh" id="HISTORY"><a class="permalink" href="#HISTORY">HISTORY</a></h1> -<p class="Pp">Support for VirtIO first appeared in <span class="Ux">FreeBSD - 9.0</span>.</p> -</section> -<section class="Sh"> -<h1 class="Sh" id="AUTHORS"><a class="permalink" href="#AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></h1> -<p class="Pp"><span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span> support for VirtIO was first added - by <span class="An">Bryan Venteicher</span> - <<a class="Mt" href="mailto:bryanv@FreeBSD.org">bryanv@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</p> -</section> -</div> -<table class="foot"> - <tr> - <td class="foot-date">April 4, 2026</td> - <td class="foot-os">FreeBSD 15.0</td> - </tr> -</table> |