I tried to figure out how to use veb interfaces but the man page wasn't obvious in regards to the "vport" thing. It turns out it's a kind of interface that can be created with ifconfig.
I think we should make this clearer. Because ifconfig(8) mentions many type of interfaces I've searched for "vport" without success while "most" types are referenced in the man page. Like I added veb(4) recently, the diff adds vport(4) and missing mpip(4) so a search would give a clue it's related to ifconfig. in veb(4), I think we should add vport in the synposis because the man page is shared for veb and vport interfaces but at first look it seems only veb is a type of interface. And finally, I added a mention that vport can be created with ifconfig(8) so it's really obvious. Maybe it's too much and can be removed. comments? ok? Index: share/man/man4//veb.4 =================================================================== RCS file: /home/reposync/src/share/man/man4/veb.4,v retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -p -r1.2 veb.4 --- share/man/man4//veb.4 23 Feb 2021 11:43:41 -0000 1.2 +++ share/man/man4//veb.4 26 Oct 2021 19:10:17 -0000 @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ .Nd Virtual Ethernet Bridge network device .Sh SYNOPSIS .Cd "pseudo-device veb" +.Cd "pseudo-device vport" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm veb @@ -37,7 +38,9 @@ by .Nm veb by creating a .Nm vport -interface and attaching it as a port to the bridge. +interface using +.Xr ifconfig 8 +and attaching it as a port to the bridge. From the perspective of the host network stack, a .Nm vport interface acts as a normal interface connected to an Ethernet Index: sbin/ifconfig//ifconfig.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /home/reposync/src/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8,v retrieving revision 1.375 diff -u -p -r1.375 ifconfig.8 --- sbin/ifconfig//ifconfig.8 18 Aug 2021 18:10:33 -0000 1.375 +++ sbin/ifconfig//ifconfig.8 26 Oct 2021 19:13:27 -0000 @@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ At least the following devices can be cr .Xr lo 4 , .Xr mgre 4 , .Xr mpe 4 , +.Xr mpip 4 , .Xr mpw 4 , .Xr nvgre 4 , .Xr pair 4 , @@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ At least the following devices can be cr .Xr veb 4 , .Xr vether 4 , .Xr vlan 4 , +.Xr vport 4 , .Xr vxlan 4 , .Xr wg 4 .It Cm debug
