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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"
DESCRIPTION
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?.??
SEE ALSO
tty(4), virtio(4)
HISTORY
The virtio_console driver was written by Bryan Venteicher
<bryanv@FreeBSD.org>.
FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE October 22, 2014 FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE