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    Intel 10G Server NIC SRV-IO Drivers

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      encrypt1d
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      Been doing some reading on this, and so far I haven't found any working solutions. I tried the hw.pci.honor_msi_blacklist=0 in /boot/loader.conf.local trick, but it does not work for my hardware.

      It "seems" like pfSense 2.7.2/FreeBSD 14 does not include the Intel VF drivers to allow for SRV-IO passthrough of server cards, or at least that is what I suspect is happening.

      These drivers are the ones I think are needed:
      https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/645984/intel-network-adapter-virtual-function-driver-for-pcie-10-gigabit-network-connections-under-freebsd.html

      I have a 520-DA2, and I can pass it through successfully in Proxmox 8.1.4 using IOMMU, and it works without issue. When I use it in SRV-IO VF node, the guest pfSense can not attach the devices.

      So a few questions:

      1. Are these VF Drivers included in pfSense 2.7.2?
      2. If yes, how can they be enabled?
      3. If not, is it in any way possible to add them manually?
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        encrypt1d @encrypt1d
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        Is it a fair assumption that pfSense does not support SRV-IO passthrough? It seems like it used to work. Just wondering if I should continue the effort or give up.

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