---
name: "xspd"
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/xspd"
---

# xspd(4)

XenSource Platform Device driver

## NAME

**xspd** – XenSource Platform Device driver

## SYNOPSIS

**xspd0 at pci?**

## DESCRIPTION

The **xspd** driver provides [xen(4)](/xen/4.md) with alternative means to deliver virtual interrupts into the guest system via [pci(4)](/pci/4.md) interrupt allocation.

## SEE ALSO

[intro(4)](/intro/4.md), [pci(4)](/pci/4.md), [xen(4)](/xen/4.md)

## HISTORY

The **xspd** driver first appeared in OpenBSD 5.9.

## AUTHORS

The **xspd** driver was written by Mike Belopuhov ⟨*mikeb@openbsd.org*⟩ from scratch, inspired by the FreeBSD implementation.