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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  ker-
       nel 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
       Converged  Ethernet,  RoCE,  for	 PCI Express network adapters based on
       ConnectX-4 and ConnectX-4 LX.
       For further hardware information	and questions related to hardware  re-
       quirements, 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@mellanox.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	15.0			August 23, 2017			     MLX5IB(4)

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