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MLX5IB(4)		     Kernel Interfaces Manual		       MLX5IB(4)

NAME
     mlx5ib  --  Mellanox  ConnectX-4 and ConnectX-4 LX based 100Gb, 50Gb, 40Gb,
     25Gb and 10Gb network adapter driver

SYNOPSIS
     To compile this driver into the kernel, place these lines in your kernel
     configuration file:

	   options COMPAT_LINUXKPI
	   device mlx5
	   device mlx5ib

     To load the driver as a module at run-time, run this command as root:

	   kldload mlx5ib

     To 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  Con-
     verged Ethernet, RoCE, for PCI Express network adapters based on ConnectX-4
     and ConnectX-4 LX.
     For further hardware information and questions related to hardware require-
     ments, see http://www.mellanox.com/.

     For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).

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.   Con-
     nectX-4  LX  supports:  10/25/40/50Gb/s  speeds (and reduced power consump-
     tion):

     *	 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@mel-
     lanox.com>.

SEE ALSO
     mlx5en(4), ifconfig(8)

HISTORY
     The mlx5ib device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 12.0.

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

FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly	 August 23, 2017		       MLX5IB(4)

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