---
name: "vioblk"
section: "4"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vioblk"
---

# vioblk(4)

VirtIO disk

## NAME

**vioblk** – VirtIO disk

## SYNOPSIS

**vioblk\* at virtio?**

## DESCRIPTION

The **vioblk** driver provides a virtual disk using a [virtio(4)](/virtio/4.md) block device provided by bhyve, KVM, QEMU, and VirtualBox.

## SEE ALSO

[intro(4)](/intro/4.md), [scsi(4)](/scsi/4.md), [virtio(4)](/virtio/4.md)

## HISTORY

The **vioblk** driver first appeared in OpenBSD 5.3.

## AUTHORS

The **vioblk** driver was written by Stefan Fritsch ⟨*sf@sfritsch.de*⟩, based on the [vdsk(4)](/vdsk/4.md) driver by Mark Kettenis ⟨*kettenis@openbsd.org*⟩.