freebsd man page for hv_netvsc

Query: hv_netvsc

OS: freebsd

Section: 4

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HYPER-V(4)						   BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual 						HYPER-V(4)

NAME
hv_netvsc -- Hyper-V Network Virtual Service Consumer
SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in the system kernel configuration file: device hyperv
DESCRIPTION
The hv_netvsc driver implements the virtual network device for FreeBSD guest partitions running on Hyper-V. FreeBSD guest partitions running on Hyper-V do not have direct access to network devices attached to the Hyper-V server. Although a FreeBSD guest can access network devices using Hyper-V's full emulation mode, the performance in this mode tends to be unsatisfactory. To counter the above issues, the hv_netvsc driver implements a network Virtual Service Consumer (VSC) that relays network requests from the guest partition to the network Virtual Service Provider (VSP) hosted in the root partition using the high performance data exchange infra- structure provided by hv_vmbus(4) driver. The VSP in the root partition then forwards the network related requests to the physical network card.
SEE ALSO
hv_ata_pci_disengage(4), hv_storvsc(4), hv_utils(4), hv_vmbus(4)
HISTORY
Support for hv_netvsc first appeared in FreeBSD 10.0. The driver was developed through a joint effort between Citrix Incorporated, Microsoft Corporation, and Network Appliance Incorporated.
AUTHORS
FreeBSD support for hv_netvsc was first added by Microsoft BSD Integration Services Team <bsdic@microsoft.com>.
BSD
September 10, 2013 BSD
Related Man Pages
hv_netvsc(4) - freebsd
urndis(4) - freebsd
hv_storvsc(4) - freebsd
hv_kvp(4) - freebsd
if_urndis(4) - freebsd
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