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32 .Nd "VIC Ethernet NIC driver"
34 To compile this driver into the kernel,
35 place the following lines in your
36 kernel configuration file:
37 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
42 To load the driver as a module at run-time,
43 run the following command as root:
44 .Bd -literal -offset indent
48 To load the driver as a
49 module at boot time, place the following lines in
51 .Bd -literal -offset indent
57 driver provides support for Cisco Virtual Interface Card.
58 Support is limited to basic network connectivity.
59 Media is controlled by the NIC itself since there can be multiple
60 virtual PCI NIC devices exposed to the PCI bus.
64 driver should supports all known Cisco VIC cards.
68 network interface is configured using
74 All configurable entries are also tunables, and can be put directly into the
76 for persistent configuration.
82 device driver first appeared in
90 based of the DPDK driver.