Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 22:10:25 GMT From: "Julien Gabel" <jpeg@thilelli.net> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/85356: [patch] Make it clear that the extention name of the module isn't needed with kldload(8). Message-ID: <200508272210.j7RMAPrK030260@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/85356; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Julien Gabel" <jpeg@thilelli.net> To: "Giorgos Keramidas" <keramida@freebsd.org> Cc: bug-followup@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) ------=_20050828000610_39119 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit >> --- /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. -- -jpeg. ------=_20050828000610_39119 Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="kldload.8.diff" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="kldload.8.diff" LS0tIC91c3Ivc3JjL3NiaW4va2xkbG9hZC9rbGRsb2FkLjgJTW9uIE1hciAgMyAyMzo0ODowNiAy MDAzCisrKyAvdG1wL2tsZGxvYWQuOAlTdW4gQXVnIDI4IDAwOjAyOjMxIDIwMDUKQEAgLTQzLDYg KzQzLDEyIEBACiBpbnRvIHRoZSBrZXJuZWwgdXNpbmcgdGhlIGtlcm5lbCBsaW5rZXIuCiBOb3Rl IHRoYXQgaWYgbXVsdGlwbGUgbW9kdWxlcyBhcmUgc3BlY2lmaWVkIHRoZW4gYW4gYXR0ZW1wdCB3 aWxsCiBiZSBtYWRlIHRvIGxvYWQgdGhlbSBhbGwsIGV2ZW4gaWYgc29tZSBmYWlsLgorVGhlCisu UGEgLmtvCitleHRlbnNpb24gbmFtZSBpcyBub3QgbWFuZGF0b3J5IGFueW1vcmUgd2hlbiBsb2Fk aW5nIGEgZ2l2ZW4gbW9kdWxlCit1c2luZworLk5tIC4KK0l0IGRvZXNuJ3QgaHVydCB0byBrZWVw IGl0IHRob3VnaC4KIC5QcAogVGhlIGZvbGxvd2luZyBvcHRpb24gaXMgYXZhaWxhYmxlOgogLkJs IC10YWcgLXdpZHRoIGluZGVudApAQCAtNTksOSArNjUsMTAgQEAKIC5TaCBESUFHTk9TVElDUwog LkV4IC1zdGQKIC5TaCBBVVRPTUFUSUNBTExZIExPQURJTkcgTU9EVUxFUwotU29tZSBtb2R1bGVz IChpcGZ3LCBpcGYsIGV0Yy4pIG1heSBiZSBhdXRvbWF0aWNhbGx5IGxvYWRlZCBhdCBib290Ci10 aW1lIGJ5IGhhdmluZyB0aGVpciBvcGVyYXRpb24gZW5hYmxlZCBpbgotLlhyIHJjLmNvbmYgNSAu CitTb21lIG1vZHVsZXMgKGxvbWFjLCBwZiwgaXBmdywgaXBmLCBldGMuKSBtYXkgYmUgYXV0b21h dGljYWxseSBsb2FkZWQKK2F0IGJvb3QgdGltZSB3aGVuIHRoZSBjb3JyZXNwb25kaW5nCisuWHIg cmMuY29uZiA1CitzdGF0ZW1lbnQgaXMgdXNlZC4KIE1vZHVsZXMgbWF5IGFsc28gYmUgYXV0by1s b2FkZWQgdGhyb3VnaCB0aGVpciBhZGRpdGlvbiB0bwogLlhyIGxvYWRlci5jb25mIDUgLgogLlNo IFNFRSBBTFNPCg== ------=_20050828000610_39119--
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