NAME
modload
- load a kernel module
SYNOPSIS
modload
[-dfnsSv]
[-A kernel]
[-e entry]
[-p postinstall]
[-o output_file]
[-T linker_script]
input_file
DESCRIPTION
The
modload
utility loads a loadable kernel module into a running system.
The input file is an object file (.o file).
The options to
modload
are as follows:
- -d
-
Debug.
Used to debug
modload
itself.
- -f
-
This forces load of the module, even if it doesn't match the
currently running kernel.
When LKM is loaded, the kernel normally checks if the LKM is
compatible with the running kernel.
This option disables this check.
Note
an incompatible LKM can cause system instability, including data
loss or corruption.
Don't use this option unless you are sure what you are doing.
- -n
-
Do everything, except calling the module entry point (and any
post-install program).
- -v
-
Print comments about the loading process.
- -s
-
Load the symbol table.
- -S
-
Do not remove the temporary object file.
By default, the
ld(1)
output is removed after being loaded into the kernel.
- -A kernel
-
Specify the file that is passed to the linker
to resolve module references to external symbols.
The symbol file must be for the currently running
kernel or the module is likely to crash the system.
- -e entry
-
Specify the module entry point.
This is passed by
modload
to
ld(1)
when the module is linked.
The default module entry point name is `xxxinit'.
If `xxxinit' cannot be found, an attempt to
use `<module_name>_lkmentry' will be made, where
<module_name> is the filename being loaded without the `.o'.
- -p postinstall
-
Specify the name of a shell script or program that will
be executed if the module is successfully loaded.
It is always passed the module id (in decimal) and module
type (in hexadecimal) as the first two arguments.
For loadable drivers, the third argument is the character major device number
and the fourth argument is the block major device number.
For a loadable system call, the third argument is the system call number.
- -o output_file
-
Specify the name of the output file that is produced by the linker.
- -T linker_script
-
Specify the name of the linker script use to link against the kernel.
FILES
/netbsd
-
default file passed to the linker to resolve external
references in the module
/usr/include/sys/lkm.h
-
file containing definitions of module types
DIAGNOSTICS
The
modload
utility exits with a status of 0 on success
and with a nonzero status if an error occurs.
Mismatched LKM and kernel versions will be reported to the console
and to the system message buffer.
SEE ALSO
ld(1),
lkm(4),
modstat(8),
modunload(8)
HISTORY
The
modload
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>.
BUGS
Loading the symbol table is expensive in terms of space:
it presently duplicates all the kernel symbols for each lkm loaded
with
-s.