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diff --git a/share/man/man4/kld.4 b/share/man/man4/kld.4 index 3601ca2..58b08d5 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/kld.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/kld.4 @@ -131,6 +131,22 @@ example source code implementing a sample kld module .Xr kldstat 8 , .Xr kldunload 8 , .Xr sysctl 8 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +facility appeared in +.Fx 3.0 +and was designed as a replacement for the +.Xr lkm 4 +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 . .Sh BUGS If a module B, is dependent on another module A, but is not compiled with module A as a dependency, then @@ -157,19 +173,3 @@ 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 HISTORY -The -.Nm -facility appeared in -.Fx 3.0 -and was designed as a replacement for the -.Xr lkm 4 -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 . |
