It will be needed by hn(4) to configure its RSS key and hash type/function in the transparent VF mode in order to match VF's RSS settings. The description of the transparent VF mode and the RSS hash value issue are here:
https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=322299
https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=322485
These are generic enough to promise two independent IOCs instead of abusing SIOCGDRVSPEC.
Setting RSS key and hash type/function is a different story, which probably requires more discussion.
Two drivers are modified to support these two IOCs:
https://reviews.freebsd.org/D12175
https://reviews.freebsd.org/D12176