Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 21:00:40 GMT From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/85356: [patch] Make it clear that the extention name of the module isn't needed with kldload(8). Message-ID: <200508272100.j7RL0eAZ018825@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/85356; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> To: Julien Gabel <jpeg@thilelli.net> Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/85356: [patch] Make it clear that the extention name of the module isn't needed with kldload(8). Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 23:55:26 +0300 On 2005-08-27 19:43, Julien Gabel <jpeg@thilelli.net> wrote: > --- /usr/src/sbin/kldload/kldload.8 Mon Mar 3 23:48:06 2003 > +++ /tmp/kldload.8 Sat Aug 27 19:31:22 2005 > @@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ > into the kernel using the kernel linker. > Note that if multiple modules are specified then an attempt will > be made to load them all, even if some fail. > +The > +.Pa .ko > +extension name is not yet mandatory when loading a given module > +using > +.Nm . > +It doesn't hurt to keep it though. Not ``yet''? You mean there are plans to make it mandatory? > -Some modules (ipfw, ipf, etc.) may be automatically loaded at boot > -time by having their operation enabled in > +Some modules (lomac, pf, ipfw, ipf, etc.) may be automatically loaded > +at boot time by having their operation enabled in > .Xr rc.conf 5 . The word ``operation'' is not very nice here. Modules may be required for some ``feature'' but they don't ``operate'' on anything.
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