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32 .Nd "Mellanox ConnectX-4, ConnectX-4 LX and ConnectX-5 based 100Gb, 50Gb, 40Gb, 25Gb and 10Gb Ethernet adapter 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
38 .Cd "options COMPAT_LINUXKPI"
39 .Cd "options RATELIMIT"
47 To load the driver as a module at run-time,
48 run the following command as root:
49 .Bd -literal -offset indent
53 To load the driver as a
54 module at boot time, place the following lines in
56 .Bd -literal -offset indent
62 driver provides support for PCI Express Ethernet adapters based on
63 ConnectX-4, ConnectX-4 LX and ConnectX-5.
64 The driver supports Jumbo Frames, Transmit/Receive checksum offload,
65 TCP segmentation offload (TSO), Large Receive Offload (LRO),
66 HW Large Receive Offload (HW LRO), VLAN tag insertion/extraction,
67 VLAN checksum offload, VLAN TSO, hardware rate limiting (TXRTLMT)
68 and Receive Side Steering (RSS).
70 The network interface is named mce.
72 For further hardware information and questions related to hardware
74 .Pa http://www.mellanox.com/ .
76 For more information on configuring this device, see
81 driver supports 100Gb, 50Gb, 40Gb, 25Gb and 10Gb Ethernet adapters.
82 ConnectX-5 supports:10/20/25/40/50/56/100Gb/s speeds.
83 ConnectX-4 supports:10/20/25/40/50/56/100Gb/s speeds.
84 ConnectX-4 LX supports:10/25/40/50Gb/s speeds (and reduced power consumption) :
100 Mellanox MCX415A-BCAT
102 Mellanox MCX416A-BCAT
104 Mellanox MCX4131A-GCAT
106 Mellanox MCX4131A-BCAT
108 Mellanox MCX4121A-ACAT
110 Mellanox MCX4111A-ACAT
112 Mellanox MCX4121A-XCAT
114 Mellanox MCX4111A-XCAT
117 For general information and support,
118 go to the Mellanox support website at:
119 .Pa http://www.mellanox.com/ .
121 If an issue is identified with this driver with a supported adapter,
122 email all the specific information related to the issue to
123 .Aq Mt freebsd-drivers@mellanox.com .
129 device driver first appeared in
135 driver was written by
136 .An Mellanox Technologies <freebsd-drivers@mellanox.com> .