virtio_random(4)

VirtIO Entropy driver

NAME

virtio_random – VirtIO Entropy driver

SYNOPSIS

device virtio_random

In loader.conf(5): virtio_random_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

The virtio_random device driver provides support for VirtIO entropy devices.

The entropy device supplies high-quality randomness from the hypervisor to the guest.

SEE ALSO

random(4), virtio(4)

AUTHORS

Bryan Venteicher ⟨[email protected]⟩

History

FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27): the text shown here
FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE to FreeBSD 13.3-RELEASE
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