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DK(4)			 BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual			 DK(4)

NAME
     dk — Disk partition (wedge) driver

SYNOPSIS
     options DKWEDGE_AUTODISCOVER
     options DKWEDGE_METHOD_BSDLABEL
     options DKWEDGE_METHOD_GPT
     options DKWEDGE_METHOD_MBR

DESCRIPTION
     The dk driver provides a disk-like interface to an area of a physical
     disk.  Wedges may be configured manually with dkctl(8) or automatically
     by the kernel upon the attachment of the physical disk.

KERNEL OPTIONS
     DKWEDGE_AUTODISCOVER     Automatically detect and configure wedges using
			      any available methods.

     DKWEDGE_METHOD_BSDLABEL  BSD disklabel detection method.

     DKWEDGE_METHOD_GPT	      Extensible Firmware Interface Globally Unique
			      Identifier Partition Table (GPT) detection
			      method.

     DKWEDGE_METHOD_MBR	      IBM PC-compatible Master Boot Record (MBR) par‐
			      titioning detection method, with support for
			      Extended MBRs.

FILES
     /dev/{,r}dk*  dk device special files.

SEE ALSO
     config(1), disklabel(8), dkctl(8), fdisk(8), gpt(8), MAKEDEV(8)

HISTORY
     The dk driver first appeared in NetBSD 3.0.

AUTHORS
     The dk driver was written by Jason R. Thorpe.

BSD				 May 19, 2010				   BSD

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