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author | bryanv <bryanv@FreeBSD.org> | 2014-11-29 22:48:40 +0000 |
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committer | bryanv <bryanv@FreeBSD.org> | 2014-11-29 22:48:40 +0000 |
commit | f9a98c5bdd238a380eacf38345af493abb6f8a57 (patch) | |
tree | 243fd1e4d85fb599e42a69b8005a3efab1f66dca /share/man/man4/virtio_console.4 | |
parent | 93b5034aa60999171b0e94ac61d10b2cd9d0d3ef (diff) | |
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MFC r273515, r274055, r274063, r274215, r274065, r274502:
Add VirtIO console driver.
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/virtio_console.4 b/share/man/man4/virtio_console.4 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b855f13 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/man4/virtio_console.4 @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2014 Bryan Venteicher +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" +.Dd October 22, 2014 +.Dt VIRTIO_CONSOLE 4 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm virtio_console +.Nd VirtIO Console driver +.Sh SYNOPSIS +To compile this driver into the kernel, +place the following lines in your +kernel configuration file: +.Bd -ragged -offset indent +.Cd "device virtio_console" +.Ed +.Pp +Alternatively, to load the driver as a +module at boot time, place the following line in +.Xr loader.conf 5 : +.Bd -literal -offset indent +virtio_console_load="YES" +.Ed +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +device driver provides support for VirtIO console devices. +.Pp +The console device may have one or more ports. +Each port is similar to a simple serial interface, and +each port is accessible through +.Xr tty 4 . +.Sh FILES +.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /dev/ttyV?.??" -compact +.It Pa /dev/ttyV?.?? +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr tty 4 +.Xr virtio 4 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +driver was written by +.An Bryan Venteicher Aq bryanv@FreeBSD.org . |