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HYPER-V(4)		     Kernel Interfaces Manual		      HYPER-V(4)

NAME
     hv_netvsc -- Hyper-V Network Virtual Service Consumer

SYNOPSIS
     To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in the
     system kernel configuration file:

	   device hyperv

DESCRIPTION
     The  hv_netvsc  driver  implements  the  virtual network device for FreeBSD
     guest partitions running on Hyper-V.  FreeBSD guest partitions  running  on
     Hyper-V do not have direct access to network devices attached to the Hyper-
     V server.	Although a FreeBSD guest can access network devices using Hyper-
     V's  full emulation mode, the performance in this mode tends to be unsatis-
     factory.

     To counter the above issues, the hv_netvsc driver implements a network Vir-
     tual Service Consumer (VSC) that relays network  requests	from  the  guest
     partition	to the network Virtual Service Provider (VSP) hosted in the root
     partition using the high performance data exchange infrastructure	provided
     by  hv_vmbus(4)  driver.	The  VSP in the root partition then forwards the
     network related requests to the physical network card.

SEE ALSO
     hv_ata_pci_disengage(4), hv_storvsc(4), hv_utils(4), hv_vmbus(4)

HISTORY
     Support for hv_netvsc first appeared in FreeBSD 10.0.  The driver	was  de-
     veloped  through a joint effort between Citrix Incorporated, Microsoft Cor-
     poration, and Network Appliance Incorporated.

AUTHORS
     FreeBSD support for hv_netvsc was first added by Microsoft BSD  Integration
     Services Team <bsdic@microsoft.com>.

FreeBSD 15.1		       September 10, 2013		      HYPER-V(4)

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