modload

 

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 Maintenance Commands                                  modload(1M)
 
 
 


NAME
      modload - load a kernel module
 


SYNOPSIS
      modload [ -p ]  [ -e exec_file ]  filename
 


DESCRIPTION
      modload loads the loadable module  filename into the running
      system.  filename  is  an  object file produced by ld -r. If
      filename is an absolute pathname then the file specified  by
      that  absolute  path  is loaded. If  filename does not begin
      with a '/' then the path to load  filename  is  relative  to
      the  current  directory  unless the  -p option is specified.
      The  kernel's  modpath  variable  can  be  set   using   the
      /etc/system  file. The default value of the kernel's modpath
      variable is set to the path where the operating  system  was
      loaded.  Typically this is /kernel /usr/kernel. Hence if you
      type:
 
 
      example# modload drv/foo
 
      The kernel will look for ./drv/foo.
 
      If you type:
 
 
      example# modload -p drv/foo
 
      The  kernel  will  look   for   /kernel/drv/foo   and   then
      /usr/kernel/drv/foo.
 


OPTIONS
      -p    Use the kernel's  internal  modpath  variable  as  the
            search path for the module.
 
      -e exec_file
            Specify the name of  a  shell  script  or   executable
            image  file  that is executed after the module is suc-
            cessfully loaded.  The first argument  passed  is  the
            module  ID  (in decimal). The other argument is module
            specific. The  module  specific  information  is:  the
            block  and  character  major  numbers for drivers, the
            system call number for system calls,  or,  for   other
            module  types,  the  index into the appropriate kernel
            table. See  modinfo(1M)
 


ATTRIBUTES
      See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
      butes:
 
 
 
 
 
 SunOS 5.8            Last change: 1 Dec 1993                    1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Maintenance Commands                                  modload(1M)
 
 
 
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SEE ALSO
      ld(1), add_drv(1M), kernel(1M), modinfo(1M),  modunload(1M),
      system(4),   attributes(5),   modldrv(9S),   modlinkage(9S),
      modlstrmod(9S), module_info(9S)
 
      Writing Device Drivers
 
      Solaris Transition Guide
 


NOTES
      Use add_drv(1M) to add  device  drivers,  not  modload.  See
      Writing  Device  Drivers  for  procedures  on  adding device
      drivers.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SunOS 5.8            Last change: 1 Dec 1993                    2
 
 
 

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