NAME

modstat - display status of loaded kernel modules

SYNOPSIS

modstat [-i id] [-n name]

DESCRIPTION

The modstat utility displays the status of any loadable kernel modules present in the kernel.

The options are as follows:

-i id
Display the status of only the module with this ID.

-n name
Display the status of only the module with this name.

In addition to listing the currently loaded modules' name, the information reported by modstat includes:

Type
Type of module, such as "SYSCALL", "VFS", "DEV", "EXEC", "COMPAT", "MISC", or "(UNKNOWN)". See lkm(4) for details.

Id
Module identification number.

Offset
Target table offset.

Loadaddr
Address the module loaded at.

Size
Size in kilobytes (in hex).

Info
Kernel address of private area.

Rev
Version of the module interface. (Not the version of the module itself.)

EXIT STATUS

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

SEE ALSO

lkm(4), modload(8), modunload(8)

HISTORY

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

AUTHORS

Terrence R. Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu>