modload(1M) System Administration Commands modload(1M)NAMEmodload - load a kernel module
SYNOPSISmodload [-p] [-e exec_file] filename
DESCRIPTION
The modload command loads the loadable module filename into the run‐
ning system.
filename is an object file produced by ld -r. If filename is an abso‐
lute pathname then the file specified by that absolute path is loaded.
If filename does not begin with a slash (/), 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.
For example, the following command looks for ./drv/foo:
example# modload drv/foo
The following command looks for /kernel/drv/foo and then /usr/ker‐
nel/drv/foo:
example# modload-p drv/foo
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-e exec_file Specify the name of a shell script or executable image
file that is executed after the module is successfully
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)-p Use the kernel's internal modpath variable as the
search path for the module.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWcs │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOld(1), add_drv(1M), kernel(1M), modinfo(1M), modunload(1M), system(4),
attributes(5), modldrv(9S), modlinkage(9S), modlstrmod(9S), mod‐
ule_info(9S)NOTES
Use add_drv(1M) to add device drivers, not modload. See for procedures
on adding device drivers.
SunOS 5.11 1 Dec 1993 modload(1M)