VMMCI(4) | Device Drivers Manual | VMMCI(4)

# NAME

`vmmci` — VMM control interface

# SYNOPSIS

`vmmci* at virtio?`

# DESCRIPTION

The `vmmci` driver provides a control interface for virtual machines running inside OpenBSD vmm(4) (virtual machine monitor) hosts.

The driver handles shutdown and reboot requests from the vmm(4) host by signalling init(8) with `SIGUSR2` and `SIGINT` respectively.

# SEE ALSO

pvbus(4), vmm(4), init(8), vmd(8)

# HISTORY

The `vmmci` driver first appeared in OpenBSD 6.1.

# AUTHORS

The `vmmci` driver was written by Reyk Floeter <reyk@openbsd.org>.

January 13, 2017 | Debian