DK(4) Device Drivers Manual DK(4)

NAME

dkdisk partition (wedge) driver

SYNOPSIS

options DKWEDGE_AUTODISCOVER
options DKWEDGE_METHOD_BSDLABEL
options DKWEDGE_METHOD_GPT
options DKWEDGE_METHOD_MBR
options DKWEDGE_METHOD_RDB

DESCRIPTION

The dk driver provides a disk-like interface, or wedge, to an area of a physical disk. Wedges may be configured manually with dkctl(8) or automatically by the kernel upon the attachment of the physical disk.

KERNEL OPTIONS

 
 
DKWEDGE_AUTODISCOVER
Automatically detect and configure wedges using any available methods.
 
 
DKWEDGE_METHOD_BSDLABEL
BSD disklabel detection method.
 
 
DKWEDGE_METHOD_GPT
Extensible Firmware Interface Globally Unique Identifier Partition Table (GPT) detection method.
 
 
DKWEDGE_METHOD_MBR
IBM PC-compatible Master Boot Record (MBR) partitioning detection method, with support for Extended MBRs.
 
 
DKWEDGE_METHOD_RDB
Amiga Rigid Disk Block (RDB) partitioning detection method.

FILES

/dev/{,r}dk*
dk device special files.

SEE ALSO

config(1), disklabel(8), dkctl(8), fdisk(8), gpt(8), MAKEDEV(8)

HISTORY

The dk driver first appeared in NetBSD 3.0.

AUTHORS

The dk driver was written by Jason R. Thorpe.
February 26, 2017 NetBSD 8.99