VSW(4) - Device Drivers Manual (sparc64) #

VSW(4) - Device Drivers Manual (sparc64)

NAME #

vsw - virtual network switch

SYNOPSIS #

vsw* at cbus? vnet* at vsw?

DESCRIPTION #

The vsw driver provides a network switch using the services provided by the UltraSPARC Hypervisor as found on sun4v systems. It attaches a separate vnet(4) interface for each switch port. These ports can be added to a bridge(4) or veb(4) to create a functional network switch.

The vsw driver supports version 1.0 of the vNet protocol.

SEE ALSO #

bridge(4), cbus(4), intro(4), netintro(4), veb(4)

HISTORY #

The vsw driver first appeared in OpenBSD 4.7.

AUTHORS #

The vsw driver was written by Mark Kettenis <kettenis@openbsd.org>.

OpenBSD 7.5 - July 21, 2022