virtio_console (4)

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(The comments found at the beginning of the groff file "man4/virtio_console.4freebsd".)

NAME

virtio_console - VirtIO Console driver

SYNOPSIS

To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

device virtio_console

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf5:

virtio_console_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

The device driver provides support for VirtIO console devices.

The console device may have one or more ports. Each port is similar to a simple serial interface, and each port is accessible through tty(4).

FILES

/dev/ttyV?.??

SEE ALSO

tty(4), virtio(4)

HISTORY

The driver was written by An Bryan Venteicher Aq bryanv@FreeBSD.org .