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diff --git a/usr/src/man/man4d/virtio.4d b/usr/src/man/man4d/virtio.4d new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4a424ba518 --- /dev/null +++ b/usr/src/man/man4d/virtio.4d @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +.\" +.\" This file and its contents are supplied under the terms of the +.\" Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL"), version 1.0. +.\" You may only use this file in accordance with the terms of version +.\" 1.0 of the CDDL. +.\" +.\" A full copy of the text of the CDDL should have accompanied this +.\" source. A copy of the CDDL is also available via the Internet at +.\" http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL. +.\" +.\" +.\" Copyright 2020 Oxide Computer Company +.\" +.Dd October 3, 2020 +.Dt VIRTIO 4D +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm virtio +.Nd virtio framework driver +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +driver provides a framework for other device drivers that implement +specific types of virtio devices +.Pq network, block, etc. . +The driver takes care of feature negotiation, virtqueue management, +used and available rings, interrupts, and more. +The driver provides support for both direct and indirect descriptors +inside of virtqueues. +.Sh ARCHITECTURE +The +.Nm +driver is only supported on +.Sy x86 . +.Sh FILES +.Bl -tag -width Pa +.It Pa /kernel/drv/amd64/virtio +x86 device driver. +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr vioblk 4D , +.Xr vioif 4D +.Rs +.%T Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) Version 1.1 +.%D April, 2019 +.%U https://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.1/virtio-v1.1.html +.Re |