virtio_console(4freebsd)

virtio_console4freebsd

Virtio console driver

Usage

To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

device virtio_console

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):

virtio_console_load="YES"

Overview

The virtio_console device driver provides support for VirtIO console devices.

The console device may have one or more ports. Each port is similar to a simple serial interface, and each port is accessible through tty(4).

Files

/dev/ttyV?.??

Releases

5 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 9
  2. 10
  3. 11–13

History

The virtio_console driver was written by Bryan Venteicher ⟨[email protected]⟩.

From freebsd-manpages 12.2-2 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's mdoc source.