NAME

virtio_console —

VirtIO Console driver

SYNOPSIS

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"

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).

The virtio_console driver was written by Bryan Venteicher ⟨bryanv@FreeBSD.org⟩.