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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 unsatisfactory.

       To  counter the above issues, the hv_netvsc driver implements a network
       Virtual 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 infrastruc-
       ture  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
       developed through a joint effort	between	Citrix Incorporated, Microsoft
       Corporation, and	Network	Appliance Incorporated.

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

FreeBSD	15.0		      September	10, 2013		    HYPER-V(4)

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