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author | ru <ru@FreeBSD.org> | 2003-06-28 23:53:39 +0000 |
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committer | ru <ru@FreeBSD.org> | 2003-06-28 23:53:39 +0000 |
commit | 348e423dd913fabaea56f15eecca3d155723ee08 (patch) | |
tree | 119cebb3a669617b213ec04fe871163ae082cfb1 /share/man/man4/kld.4 | |
parent | e4f0eb6b17525e227a1bc1d660ab253005530425 (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-348e423dd913fabaea56f15eecca3d155723ee08.zip FreeBSD-src-348e423dd913fabaea56f15eecca3d155723ee08.tar.gz |
Hiten's patchset for section four manpages, slightly edited by me.
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/kld.4 b/share/man/man4/kld.4 index f8f7a6e..c0a210c 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/kld.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/kld.4 @@ -39,13 +39,15 @@ and above in favor of the interface. This interface, like its predecessor, allows the system administrator to dynamically add and remove -functionality from a running system. This ability also helps software +functionality from a running system. +This ability also helps software developers to develop new parts of the kernel without constantly rebooting to test their changes. .Pp Various types of modules can be loaded into the system. There are several defined module types, listed below, which can -be added to the system in a predefined way. In addition, there +be added to the system in a predefined way. +In addition, there is a generic type, for which the module itself handles loading and unloading. .Pp @@ -150,11 +152,6 @@ for any error encountered while loading a module. When system internal interfaces change, old modules often cannot detect this, and such modules when loaded will often cause crashes or mysterious failures. -.Sh AUTHORS -The -.Nm -facility was originally implemented by -.An Doug Rabson Aq dfr@FreeBSD.org . .Sh HISTORY The .Nm @@ -166,3 +163,8 @@ facility, which was similar in functionality to the loadable kernel modules facility provided by .Tn SunOS 4.1.3. +.Sh AUTHORS +The +.Nm +facility was originally implemented by +.An Doug Rabson Aq dfr@FreeBSD.org . |