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authorbryanv <bryanv@FreeBSD.org>2014-11-29 22:48:40 +0000
committerbryanv <bryanv@FreeBSD.org>2014-11-29 22:48:40 +0000
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MFC r273515, r274055, r274063, r274215, r274065, r274502:
Add VirtIO console driver.
Diffstat (limited to 'share/man')
-rw-r--r--share/man/man4/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--share/man/man4/virtio.41
-rw-r--r--share/man/man4/virtio_console.467
3 files changed, 70 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/Makefile b/share/man/man4/Makefile
index 1b5b982..a3f8c4f 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/Makefile
+++ b/share/man/man4/Makefile
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ MAN= aac.4 \
${_virtio.4} \
${_virtio_balloon.4} \
${_virtio_blk.4} \
+ ${_virtio_console.4} \
${_virtio_random.4} \
${_virtio_scsi.4} \
vkbd.4 \
@@ -810,6 +811,7 @@ _nxge.4= nxge.4
_virtio.4= virtio.4
_virtio_balloon.4=virtio_balloon.4
_virtio_blk.4= virtio_blk.4
+_virtio_console.4=virtio_console.4
_virtio_random.4= virtio_random.4
_virtio_scsi.4= virtio_scsi.4
_vmx.4= vmx.4
diff --git a/share/man/man4/virtio.4 b/share/man/man4/virtio.4
index 10ebf20..34516a8 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/virtio.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/virtio.4
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ device driver.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr virtio_balloon 4 ,
.Xr virtio_blk 4 ,
+.Xr virtio_console 4 ,
.Xr virtio_scsi 4 ,
.Xr vtnet 4
.Sh HISTORY
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 .
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