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 mlx5ibTo 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
requirements, 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. 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>.
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
The mlx5ib device driver first appeared in
FreeBSD 12.x.
AUTHORS
The mlx5ib driver was written by
Mellanox Technologies
<freebsd-drivers@mellanox.com>.