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authorjb <jb@FreeBSD.org>2007-10-22 21:49:39 +0000
committerjb <jb@FreeBSD.org>2007-10-22 21:49:39 +0000
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Add a BUGS section to note that mount/chroot changes since
a module was loaded might make the pathname inaccurate. I wonder if an inode reference should be stored with the pathname to allow a validity check? Suggested by: rwatson@
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@@ -128,3 +128,7 @@ The
.Nm kld
interface first appeared in
.Fx 3.0 .
+.Sh BUGS
+The pathname many not be accurate if the file system mounts have
+changed since the module was loaded, or if this function is called
+within a chrooted environment.
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