From owner-freebsd-doc Tue Mar 25 6:20:22 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C47B937B405 for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 06:20:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C33B543FBF for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 06:20:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h2PEKBNS022558 for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 06:20:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id h2PEKBxI022557; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 06:20:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C63B37B401 for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 06:17:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from freebsd.org.ru (freebsd.org.ru [194.84.67.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFDA343F93 for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 06:17:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from osa@freebsd.org.ru) Received: by freebsd.org.ru (Postfix, from userid 1000) id E48F0193; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 17:17:07 +0300 (MSK) Message-Id: <20030325141707.E48F0193@freebsd.org.ru> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 17:17:07 +0300 (MSK) From: "Sergey A.Osokin" Reply-To: "Sergey A.Osokin" To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/50278: [PATCH] kld(4): remove MAKEDEV xref X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-11.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,PATCH_UNIFIED_DIFF,RESENT_TO autolearn=ham version=2.50 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.50 (1.173-2003-02-20-exp) Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Number: 50278 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [PATCH] kld(4): remove MAKEDEV xref >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Mar 25 06:20:11 PST 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Sergey A. Osokin >Release: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386 >Organization: n/a >Environment: System: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386 >Description: kld(4): remove MAKEDEV xref >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Index: src/share/man/man4/kld.4 =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/share/man/man4/kld.4,v retrieving revision 1.16 diff -u -r1.16 kld.4 --- src/share/man/man4/kld.4 12 Dec 2002 17:25:56 -0000 1.16 +++ src/share/man/man4/kld.4 25 Mar 2003 14:16:57 -0000 @@ -92,21 +92,10 @@ New block and character device drivers may be loaded into the system with .Nm . -The major problem with loading -a device driver is that the driver's -device nodes must exist for the -devices to be accessed. They are usually -created by using -.Xr MAKEDEV 8 -or -.Xr mknod 8 -(if the device is not supported by the -.Xr MAKEDEV 8 -script) or, by writing a -shell script to run -.Xr kldload 8 -which should run the appropriate program to create the devices when the -driver has been successfully loaded. +For more information consult with +.Xr devd 8 +and +.Xr devfs 5 .El .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width /usr/include/sys/module.h -compact @@ -127,6 +116,8 @@ .Xr kldnext 2 , .Xr kldstat 2 , .Xr kldunload 2 , +.Xr devfs 5 , +.Xr devd 8 , .Xr kldload 8 , .Xr kldstat 8 , .Xr kldunload 8 >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message