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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>.

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