NAME
dk
- Disk partition
(wedge)
driver
SYNOPSIS
options DKWEDGE_AUTODISCOVER
options DKWEDGE_METHOD_BSDLABEL
options DKWEDGE_METHOD_GPT
options DKWEDGE_METHOD_MBR
DESCRIPTION
The
dk
driver provides a disk-like interface 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.
FILES
/dev/{,r}dk*
-
dk
device special files.
SEE ALSO
config(1),
MAKEDEV(8),
disklabel(8),
dkctl(8),
fdisk(8)
HISTORY
The
dk
driver first appeared in
NetBSD3.0.
AUTHORS
The
dk
driver was written by
Jason R. Thorpe
.