/boot/firmware/ and /boot/modules/ (was: firmware modules)

Reply: LuMiWa : "Re: /boot/firmware/ and /boot/modules/ (was: firmware modules)"
In reply to: Mark Millard : "RE: firmware modules"
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From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 06:02:37 UTC

On 20/03/2025 18:40, Mark Millard wrote:
> … It looks to me like some things involve loadable kernel modules that add code to into the kernel and some do not involve such. Those that do not are probably just loaded into a device that is using the material via the FreeBSD kernel. Which type of file looks to determine /boot/firmware/ vs. /boot/modules/ for where the files are put.
>
> Also, …
/boot/firmware/    loadable binary firmware kernel modules

/boot/modules/     third-party loadable kernel modules, such as
                    those installed with pkg(8) or from ports(7)

hier(7) 
<https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=hier&sektion=7&manpath=freebsd-current>