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Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org,
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Subject: Re: Newbie question: kernel image a dynamically linked binary?
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Gary Jennejohn <gary.jennejohn@freenet.de> writes:
> Daniel Rodrick <daniel.rodrick@gmail.com> writes:
> > $ file kernel
> > kernel: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (FreeBSD),
> > dynamically linked (uses shared libs), not stripped
> file is confused.  FreeBSD uses a monolithic kernel and no shared
> libraries are involved.  However, it is possible to dynamically load
> modules using kldload.  See the appropriate man page.

File is right.  The kernel contains relocation entries so kernel modules
can be linked against it.

"monolithic" means something else entirely.

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