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+.\" Copyright (c) 1993 Christopher G. Demetriou
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
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+.\"
+.\"	$Id: modload.8,v 1.6 1995/10/28 13:06:09 peter Exp $
+.\"
+.Dd September 22, 1994
+.Dt MODLOAD 8
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm modload
+.Nd load a kernel module
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm modload
+.Op Fl dquv
+.Op Fl A Ar kernel
+.Op Fl e Ar entry
+.Op Fl p Ar postinstall
+.Op Fl o Ar output_file
+.Ar input_file
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Nm
+utility loads a loadable kernel module into a running system.
+The input file is an object file (.o file).
+.Pp
+The options to
+.Nm
+are as follows:
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It Fl d
+Debug.  Used to debug
+.Nm
+itself.
+.It Fl q
+Be very quiet.
+.It Fl u
+Delete the loaded module
+.Pq Ar output_file
+after loading.  If the output file was not specified, this option causes the
+temporary file to be kept rather than deleted.
+.It Fl v
+Print comments about the loading process.
+.It Fl A Ar kernel
+Specify the file that is passed to the linker
+to resolve module references to external symbols. 
+The symbol file must be for the currently running
+kernel or the module is likely to crash the system.
+.It Fl e Ar entry
+Specify the module entry point.
+This is passed by
+.Nm
+to
+.Xr ld 1
+when the module is linked.
+The default module entry point name is the module name with `_mod' appended.
+.It Fl p Ar postinstall
+Specify the name of a shell script or program that will
+be executed if the module is successfully loaded. It
+is always passed the module id (in decimal) and module
+type (in hexadecimal) as the first two arguments.
+For loadable drivers, the third argument is
+the block or character major device number.
+For a loadable system call, the third argument is the system
+call number.
+.It Fl o Ar output_file
+Specify the name of the output file that is produced by
+the linker.  If this option is not specified, a file in the /tmp directory
+is used with the name generated from the module name with a `.out' extension.
+.El
+.Sh FILES
+.Bl -tag -width /usr/include/sys/lkm.h -compact
+.It Pa /kernel
+default file passed to the linker to resolve external
+references in the module
+.It Pa /usr/include/sys/lkm.h
+file containing definitions of module types
+.\" .It Pa output file.
+.\" default output file name
+.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
+The
+.Nm
+utility exits with a status of 0 on success
+and with a nonzero status if an error occurs.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr ld 1 ,
+.Xr lkm 4 ,
+.Xr modunload 8 ,
+.Xr modstat 8
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+command was designed to be similar in functionality
+to the corresponding command in
+.Tn "SunOS 4.1.3" .
+.Sh AUTHOR
+.Bl -tag
+Terrence R. Lambert, terry@cs.weber.edu
+.El
+.Sh BUGS
+The loadable device driver framework can
+only reserve either a character or block device entry, not both.