Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 08:43:10 -0500 (CDT) From: David Fleck <david.fleck@mchsi.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: What determines if kernel modules are auto-loaded? Message-ID: <20030921083559.U1534@grond.sourballs.org>
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I'm trying to get a better understanding of how kernel modules work in
FreeBSD - one thing at the moment I can't figure out is why some modules
(e.g., cd9660.ko, usb.ko) will be automatically loaded when needed, while
other modules (vpo.ko, snd.ko) are not. What causes the difference in
behavior?
Is there a reference describing the use of kernel modules in detail?
Everything I've found so far is either too general (the Handbook) or way
too specific and development-oriented ("here's how to write a kernel
module that will hack someone's system!").
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David Fleck
david.fleck@mchsi.com
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