docs/85356: [patch] Make it clear that the extention name of the module isn't needed with kldload(8).

Julien Gabel jpeg at thilelli.net
Sat Aug 27 22:10:26 UTC 2005


The following reply was made to PR docs/85356; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Julien Gabel" <jpeg at thilelli.net>
To: "Giorgos Keramidas" <keramida at freebsd.org>
Cc: bug-followup at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/85356: [patch] Make it clear that the extention name of 
     the module isn't needed with kldload(8).
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 00:06:10 +0200 (CEST)

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 >> --- /usr/src/sbin/kldload/kldload.8	Mon Mar  3 23:48:06 2003
 >> +++ /tmp/kldload.8	Sat Aug 27 19:31:22 2005
 >> @@ -43,6 +43,12 @@
 >>  into the kernel using the kernel linker.
 >>  Note that if multiple modules are specified then an attempt will
 >>  be made to load them all, even if some fail.
 >> +The
 >> +.Pa .ko
 >> +extension name is not yet mandatory when loading a given module
 >> +using
 >> +.Nm .
 >> +It doesn't hurt to keep it though.
 
 > Not ``yet''?  You mean there are plans to make it mandatory?
 
 Ouch!  Because i think it was necessary to keep the extension in the
 past, i wanted this to happear in the manual page: so i wanted to say
 "anymore", not "yet"...  sorry for the mistake.  But maybe it is not
 worth noting it.
 
 >> -Some modules (ipfw, ipf, etc.) may be automatically loaded at boot
 >> -time by having their operation enabled in
 >> +Some modules (lomac, pf, ipfw, ipf, etc.) may be automatically loaded
 >> +at boot time by having their operation enabled in
 >>  .Xr rc.conf 5 .
 
 > The word ``operation'' is not very nice here.  Modules may be required
 > for some ``feature'' but they don't ``operate'' on anything.
 
 Ok.  I changed the sentence here, see the new attached diff please.
 
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