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MLX5IB(4) FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual MLX5IB(4)
NAME
mlx5ib - Mellanox ConnectX-4 and ConnectX-4 LX based 100Gb, 50Gb, 40Gb,
25Gb and 10Gb network adapter driver
SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place these lines in your kernel
configuration file:
options COMPAT_LINUXKPI
device mlx5
device mlx5ib
To load the driver as a module at run-time, run this command as root:
kldload mlx5ib
To load the driver as a module at boot time, place this line in
loader.conf(5):
mlx5ib_load="YES"
DESCRIPTION
The mlx5ib driver provides support for infiniband and Remote DMA over
Converged Ethernet, RoCE, for PCI Express network adapters based on
ConnectX-4 and ConnectX-4 LX.
For further hardware information and questions related to hardware
requirements, see http://www.mellanox.com/.
For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).
HARDWARE
The mlx5ib driver supports 100Gb, 50Gb, 40Gb, 25Gb and 10Gb network
adapters. ConnectX-4 supports: 10/20/25/40/50/56/100Gb/s speeds.
ConnectX-4 LX supports: 10/25/40/50Gb/s speeds (and reduced power
consumption):
o Mellanox MCX455A-ECAT
o Mellanox MCX456A-ECAT
o Mellanox MCX415A-CCAT
o Mellanox MCX416A-CCAT
o Mellanox MCX455A-FCAT
o Mellanox MCX456A-FCAT
o Mellanox MCX415A-BCAT
o Mellanox MCX416A-BCAT
o Mellanox MCX4131A-GCAT
o Mellanox MCX4131A-BCAT
o Mellanox MCX4121A-ACAT
o Mellanox MCX4111A-ACAT
o Mellanox MCX4121A-XCAT
o Mellanox MCX4111A-XCAT
SUPPORT
For general information and support, go to the Mellanox support website
at: http://www.mellanox.com/.
If an issue is identified with this driver with a supported adapter,
email all the specific information related to the issue to
AUTHORS
The mlx5ib driver was written by Mellanox Technologies
<freebsd-drivers@mellanox.com>.
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p6 August 23, 2017 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p6