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author | Mike Pechkin <mpech@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2001-10-05 14:45:55 +0000 |
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committer | Mike Pechkin <mpech@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2001-10-05 14:45:55 +0000 |
commit | e7d0adf95322ccbac21d361be1700e9edb07eff2 (patch) | |
tree | 0a7ba8b2db2a1f697897ee36c97e0c9344da12c9 /share/man/man4/lkm.4 | |
parent | 7ef5a345919c1cba77bdfe5ffcf43dde619dabd4 (diff) |
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/lkm.4 b/share/man/man4/lkm.4 index a60bca92eb8..bac1162d025 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/lkm.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/lkm.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: lkm.4,v 1.11 2001/06/22 12:15:46 mpech Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: lkm.4,v 1.12 2001/10/05 14:45:53 mpech Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: lkm.4,v 1.4 1994/11/30 16:22:22 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1993 Christopher G. Demetriou @@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ test their changes. .Pp Various types of modules can be loaded into the system. There are several defined module types, listed below, which can -be added to the system in a predefined way. In addition, there -is a generic type, for which the module itself handles loading and -unloading. +be added to the system in a predefined way. +In addition, there is a generic type, for which the module itself handles +loading and unloading. .Pp The .Nm @@ -53,13 +53,14 @@ interface is used by performing .Xr ioctl 2 calls on the .Pa /dev/lkm -device. Normally all operations involving -Loadable Kernel Modules are handled by the +device. +Normally all operations involving Loadable Kernel Modules are handled by the .Xr modload 8 , .Xr modunload 8 , and .Xr modstat 8 -programs. Users should never have to interact with +programs. +Users should never have to interact with .Pa /dev/lkm directly. .Sh "MODULE TYPES" @@ -68,9 +69,8 @@ directly. System calls may be replaced by loading new ones via the .Nm -interface. All system calls may be -replaced, but special care should -be taken with the +interface. +All system calls may be replaced, but special care should be taken with the .Xr ioctl 2 system call, as it is used to load and unload modules. @@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ drivers may be loaded into the system with The major problem with loading a device driver is that the driver's device nodes must be exist for the -devices to be accessed. They are usually -created by instructing +devices to be accessed. +They are usually created by instructing .Xr modload 8 to run an appropriate program when the driver has been successfully loaded. @@ -106,10 +106,9 @@ usable by the operating system. Miscellaneous modules are modules for which there are not currently well-defined or well-used interfaces -for extension. The user is expected -to write their own loader to manipulate -whatever kernel data structures necessary -to enable and disable the new module +for extension. +The user is expected to write their own loader to manipulate +whatever kernel data structures necessary to enable and disable the new module when it is loaded and unloaded. .El .Sh FILES |