modload(8) [netbsd man page]

MODLOAD(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 						MODLOAD(8)

NAME

     modload -- load a kernel module

SYNOPSIS

     modload [-fP] [-b var=boolean] [-i var=integer] [-s var=string] module
     modload -p [-b var=boolean] [-d var] [-i var=integer] [-m plist] [-s var=string]

DESCRIPTION

     The modload utility loads a kernel module specified by the module parameter into the running system.

     Modules are loaded from the default system module areas unless the module parameter contains a path separator character ('/').

     The options to modload are as follows:

     -b var=boolean   Pass the module a boolean property with the name var.  boolean may be either true or false.

     -d var	      When used in conjuction with -m, delete var from the plist specified.

     -f 	      When a module is loaded, the kernel checks if the module is compatible with the running kernel and will refuse to load mod-
		      ules that are potentially incompatible.  This option disables compatibility checks.  Note: an incompatible module can cause
		      system instability, including data loss or corruption.

		      This option is also required for re-enabling a builtin module that was disabled using modunload(8).

     -i var=integer   Pass the module an integer property with the name var and integral value integer.

     -m plist	      When used in conjuction with -p, merge new options with an existing property list contained in plist.

     -P 	      This option tells the kernel not to load an associated property list.

     -p 	      Output a property list suitable for loading along with a module.	When using this option, you do not need to specify a mod-
		      ule.  Use -m and -d to read and modify an existing property list.

     -s var=string    Pass the module a string property with the name var and string value string.

DIAGNOSTICS

     The modload utility exits with a status of 0 on success and with a nonzero status if an error occurs.

SEE ALSO

     module(7), modstat(8), modunload(8)

HISTORY

     The modload command was designed to be similar in functionality to the corresponding command in SunOS 4.1.3.

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modload(1M)						  System Administration Commands					       modload(1M)

NAME

       modload - load a kernel module

SYNOPSIS

       modload [-p] [-e exec_file] filename

DESCRIPTION

       The modload command loads the loadable module  filename into the running system.

       filename is an object file produced by ld -r. If  filename is an absolute pathname then the file specified by that absolute path is loaded.
       If  filename does not begin with a slash (/), then the path to load  filename is relative to the current directory unless the  -p option is
       specified.

       The  kernel's modpath variable can be set using the /etc/system file. The default value of the kernel's modpath variable is set to the path
       where the operating system was loaded.  Typically this is /kernel /usr/kernel.

       For example, the following command looks for ./drv/foo:

       example# modload drv/foo

       The following command looks for /kernel/drv/foo and then /usr/kernel/drv/foo:

       example# modload -p drv/foo

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -e exec_file    Specify the name of a shell script or  executable image file that is executed after the module is successfully loaded.  The
		       first argument passed is the module ID (in decimal). The other argument is module specific. The module specific information
		       is: the block and character major numbers for drivers, the system call number for  system  calls,  or,  for   other  module
		       types, the index into the appropriate kernel table. See	modinfo(1M)

       -p	       Use the kernel's internal modpath variable as the search path for the module.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       ld(1),  add_drv(1M),  kernel(1M),  modinfo(1M),	modunload(1M), system(4), attributes(5), modldrv(9S), modlinkage(9S), modlstrmod(9S), mod-
       ule_info(9S)

       Writing Device Drivers

NOTES

       Use add_drv(1M) to add device drivers, not modload. See Writing Device Drivers for procedures on adding device drivers.

SunOS 5.10							    1 Dec 1993							       modload(1M)