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 conjunction 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 modules 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 conjunction 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 module. 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
modctl(2),
modules.conf(5),
module(7),
modstat(8),
modunload(8)
HISTORY
A
modload utility appeared in
NetBSD
0.9. The
modload command was designed to be similar
in functionality to the corresponding command in SunOS 4.1.3.
modload was switched to the module framework for
NetBSD 5.0.
AUTHORS
The original
NetBSD implementation was written by
Terrence R. Lambert
<
terry@cs.weber.edu>.
The switch to the module framework was by
Andrew Doran
<
ad@NetBSD.org>.