MLX4IB(4)

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version 15.1 · 2 versions
, in freebsd 15.1, nixpkgs unstable

💅 MLX4IB — the mlx4ib situation, explained

okay so bestie, this is the mlx4ib driver — and it lives in the Kernel Interfaces Manual section, iykyk. it's the Mellanox ConnectX-3 10GbE/40GbE network adapter driver, and we're gonna get you fully caught up. no cap, let's go 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

mlx4ib — the Mellanox ConnectX-3 10GbE/40GbE network adapter driver. that's the whole vibe. that's her. 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

so there's three ways to get this driver into your life, and honestly? pick your fighter.

option one: bake it into the kernel. put these lines in your kernel configuration file:

options COMPAT_LINUXKPI
device mlx4
device mlx4ib

option two: load it as a module at run-time. run this command as root:

kldload mlx4ib

option three: load it as a module at boot time. drop this line into loader.conf(5):

mlx4ib_load="YES"

three iconic paths to the same slay. ✨

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

okay so picture this: Mellanox ConnectX adapter cards with Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI). these things provide the highest performing and most flexible interconnect solution out there — periodt — for Enterprise Data Centers, High-Performance Computing, and Embedded environments. like, all three. main character energy across the board. 👑

and what actually benefits? clustered data bases, parallelized applications, transactional services, and high-performance embedded I/O applications — all of them achieve significant performance improvements, which means reduced completion time and a lower cost per operation. it's giving efficiency. it's giving worth it. 🔥

🧚 HARDWARE 🧚

the mlx4ib driver supports these network adapters, and only these, bestie:

  • Mellanox ConnectX-2 (IB)
  • Mellanox ConnectX-3 (IB)

that's the list. two icons. 🫶

🌈 SUPPORT 🌈

need general info or support? hit up the Mellanox support website at: http://www.mellanox.com/

and if you've identified an issue with this driver and a supported network adapter, please email the specific information to ⟨freebsd-drivers@mellanox.com⟩. be specific, bestie, it helps them help you 💜

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

🦋 HISTORY 🦋

the mlx4ib device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 9.0. a legend since day one, lowkey. 💀✨

👑 AUTHORS 👑

the mlx4ib driver was written by Mellanox Technologies <freebsd-drivers@mellanox.com>. absolute icons, no notes. 🎀

fr fr, that's the whole page — every flag, every path, every adapter, all of it. go forth and kldload responsibly 💅

— and that's the tea from the Debian edition, dated March 1, 2017. mwah, catch you on the next manpage 🍓💖

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