MODLOAD(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures MODLOAD(8)

NAME

modload - load a kernel module

SYNOPSIS

modload [-p] [-e exec_file] filename

DESCRIPTION

The modload command loads the loadable module filename into the
running system.


filename is an object file produced by ld -r. If filename is an
absolute pathname then the file specified by that absolute path is
loaded. If filename does not begin with a slash (/), then the path
to load filename is relative to the current directory unless the -p
option is specified.


The kernel's modpath variable can be set using the /etc/system file.
The default value of the kernel's modpath variable is set to the path
where the operating system was loaded. Typically this is /kernel
/usr/kernel.


For example, the following command looks for ./drv/foo:

example# modload drv/foo


The following command looks for /kernel/drv/foo and then
/usr/kernel/drv/foo:

example# modload -p drv/foo

OPTIONS

The following options are supported:

-e exec_file
Specify the name of a shell script or executable
image file that is executed after the module is
successfully loaded. The first argument passed is
the module ID (in decimal). The other argument is
module specific. The module specific information is:
the block and character major numbers for drivers,
the system call number for system calls, or, for
other module types, the index into the appropriate
kernel table. See modinfo(8)


-p
Use the kernel's internal modpath variable as the
search path for the module.

SEE ALSO

ld(1), system(5), attributes(7), add_drv(8), kernel(8), modinfo(8),
modunload(8), modldrv(9S), modlinkage(9S), modlstrmod(9S),
module_info(9S)

NOTES

Use add_drv(8) to add device drivers, not modload. See for
procedures on adding device drivers.

December 1, 1993 MODLOAD(8)