diff --git a/sys/modules/example/Makefile b/sys/modules/example/Makefile
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--- a/sys/modules/example/Makefile
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@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.3 2008/05/02 14:20:50 ad Exp $
-
-KMOD=   example
-SRCS=	example.c
-
-.include <bsd.kmodule.mk>
diff --git a/sys/modules/example/example.c b/sys/modules/example/example.c
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index 2f926b209d3d..000000000000
--- a/sys/modules/example/example.c
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-/*	$NetBSD: example.c,v 1.7 2010/10/25 22:41:42 jnemeth Exp $	*/
-
-/*-
- * Copyright (c) 2008 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
- * TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- * PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS
- * BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
- * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
- * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
- * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
- * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
- * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
- * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-#include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: example.c,v 1.7 2010/10/25 22:41:42 jnemeth Exp $");
-
-#include <sys/param.h>
-#include <sys/kernel.h>
-#include <sys/module.h>
-
-/*
- * Last parameter of MODULE macro is a list of names (as string; names are
- * separated by commas) of dependencies.  If module has no dependencies,
- * then NULL should be passed.
- */
-
-MODULE(MODULE_CLASS_MISC, example, NULL);
-
-static
-void
-handle_props(prop_dictionary_t props)
-{
-	const char *msg;
-	prop_string_t str;
-
-	if (props != NULL) {
-		str = prop_dictionary_get(props, "msg");
-	} else {
-		printf("No property dictionary was provided.\n");
-		str = NULL;
-	}
-	if (str == NULL)
-		printf("The 'msg' property was not given.\n");
-	else if (prop_object_type(str) != PROP_TYPE_STRING)
-		printf("The 'msg' property is not a string.\n");
-	else {
-		msg = prop_string_cstring_nocopy(str);
-		if (msg == NULL)
-			printf("Failed to process the 'msg' property.\n");
-		else
-			printf("The 'msg' property is: %s\n", msg);
-	}
-}
-
-static int
-example_modcmd(modcmd_t cmd, void *arg)
-{
-
-	switch (cmd) {
-	case MODULE_CMD_INIT:
-		printf("Example module loaded.\n");
-		handle_props(arg);
-		break;
-
-	case MODULE_CMD_FINI:
-		printf("Example module unloaded.\n");
-		break;
-
-	case MODULE_CMD_STAT:
-		printf("Example module status queried.\n");
-		return ENOTTY;
-
-	default:
-		return ENOTTY;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}