MLX5IB(4)

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

🎀 MLX5IB(4) — Mellanox ConnectX-4 and ConnectX-4 LX based 100Gb, 50Gb, 40Gb, 25Gb and 10Gb network adapter driver 🎀

okay bestie, welcome to the mlx5ib(4) page from the Kernel Interfaces Manual. It’s giving “Mellanox adapter driver,” and we’re gonna read it together, fr fr 💖

✨ NAME ✨

mlx5ib — Mellanox ConnectX-4 and ConnectX-4 LX based 100Gb, 50Gb, 40Gb, 25Gb and 10Gb network adapter driver. That’s the name, no cap 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

Wanna compile this driver into the kernel? Place these lines in your kernel configuration file, bestie:

options COMPAT_LINUXKPI
device mlx5
device mlx5ib

Wanna load the driver as a module at run-time? Run this command as root:

kldload mlx5ib

Wanna 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. Periodt.

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) — yes bestie, that’s the configuring manual. 💜

🔥 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):

  • Mellanox MCX455A-ECAT
  • Mellanox MCX456A-ECAT
  • Mellanox MCX415A-CCAT
  • Mellanox MCX416A-CCAT
  • Mellanox MCX455A-FCAT
  • Mellanox MCX456A-FCAT
  • Mellanox MCX415A-BCAT
  • Mellanox MCX416A-BCAT
  • Mellanox MCX4131A-GCAT
  • Mellanox MCX4131A-BCAT
  • Mellanox MCX4121A-ACAT
  • Mellanox MCX4111A-ACAT
  • Mellanox MCX4121A-XCAT
  • 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 ⟨freebsd-drivers@mellanox.com⟩. Don’t be shy with the details, bestie — all the specific info related to the issue. 🙈

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

👑 HISTORY 👑

The mlx5ib device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 12.0. iconic behavior ⭐

🎀 AUTHORS 🎀

The mlx5ib driver was written by Mellanox Technologies <freebsd-drivers@mellanox.com>. Slay 🫶

okay that’s the whole manual page, bestie. Cute little footer sign-off: it’s tagged Debian, dated August 23, 2017, and the page id is MLX5IB(4). xoxo 💅✨

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