Maintenance Commands                                  modload(1M)

NAME
     modload - load a kernel module

SYNOPSIS
     modload [ -p ]  [ -e exec_file ]  filename

DESCRIPTION
     modload 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 '/' 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. Hence if you
     type:

     example# modload drv/foo

     The kernel will look for ./drv/foo.

     If you type:

     example# modload -p drv/foo

     The  kernel  will  look   for   /kernel/drv/foo   and   then
     /usr/kernel/drv/foo.

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

     -e exec_file
           Specify the name of  a  shell  script  or   executable
           image  file  that is executed after the module is suc-
           cessfully 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(1M)

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

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Maintenance Commands                                  modload(1M)

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SEE ALSO
     ld(1), add_drv(1M), kernel(1M), modinfo(1M),  modunload(1M),
     system(4),   attributes(5),   modldrv(9S),   modlinkage(9S),
     modlstrmod(9S), module_info(9S)

     Writing Device Drivers

     Solaris Transition Guide

NOTES
     Use add_drv(1M) to add  device  drivers,  not  modload.  See
     Writing  Device  Drivers  for  procedures  on  adding device
     drivers.

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