ixv(4)

ixv4

Intel 10gb ethernet virtual function device

Usage

ixv* at pci?

Overview

The ixv driver supports the SR-IOV virtual functions of Intel 82598EB, 82599, and X540-based Ethernet controller devices.

Releases

5 releases since OpenBSD 7.7; the text changed 1 time.

  1. 7.7
  2. 7.8–8.0

History

The ixv driver first appeared in OpenBSD 7.7.

Authors

The ixv driver was written by Intel Corporation and ported to OpenBSD by NAITO Yuichiro.

Bugs

The VF relies on “vlan-filter” to receive VLAN-tagged packets. Because the current driver doesn't have a way to configure it, any VLAN-tagged packets will not be passed. Alternatively, on the host running the primary function, there might be a way to configure a VLAN ID.

From man 8.0-current-20261101 in OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01). Parsed by carta from the page's mdoc source.