vdev 8259
Emulate minimal functionality of an Intel 8259 PIC
Synopsis:
vdev 8259 loc baddr
Option:
- loc baddr
- The base address of the registers (default space is
io:
).
For a list of options available to all vdevs, see Common vdev options
at the beginning of this chapter.
Description
x86 only. The 8259 vdev emulates minimal functionality of an Intel 8259 programmable interrupt controller (PIC). It can't be used as a virtual PIC device, but its presence is required for guest OSs to be able to boot.
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