Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:20:30 -0500 From: Brandon J. Wandersee <brandon.wandersee@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: "unixreader\@yahoo.com" <unixreader@yahoo.com>, Unixreader Mydog via freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: find module information Message-ID: <86a8lrd4e9.fsf@WorkBox.Home> In-Reply-To: <20160321173701.035bd43f.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <1386745165.2210852.1458555687019.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1386745165.2210852.1458555687019.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> <20160321173701.035bd43f.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon writes: > On Mon, 21 Mar 2016 10:21:27 +0000 (UTC), Unixreader Mydog via freebsd-questions wrote: >> Hello, everbody, i saw a module named i915kms.ko, and i want to know >> what is its' facility, Could anybody please tell me where i can get >> some useful information. > > This probably is a 3rd party module, so the documentation > is located where the port maintainer decided to install it > to. It's the driver for Intel SandyBridge and later integrated graphics, and is included in base. There's no documentation included that I know of, but it's a modified version of Intel's official Linux driver. If you want a run-down of the what's included in the defalt (GENERIC) kernel configuration, the FreeBSD source code contains the files: - /usr/src/sys/<architecture_name>/conf/GENERIC - /usr/src/sys/<architecture_name>/NOTES These will give you a general idea of stuff included and what hardware/function the modules are for. It's not a comprehensive list, but I think it should cover most (all?) of what's in /boot/kernel on a default install for your architecture. I'm assuming you're asking because you intend to build a custom kernel and already have a local copy of the source, but if not you can read the files on the official SVN server.[1] [1]: http://svn.freebsd.org/base/ -- :: Brandon J. Wandersee :: brandon.wandersee@gmail.com :: -------------------------------------------------- :: 'The best design is as little design as possible.' :: --- Dieter Rams ----------------------------------
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