$NetBSD: README,v 1.1 1996/08/22 20:18:10 explorer Exp $ Based on some examples in /usr/share/lkm, I have started adding loadable modules for some portions of NetBSD I don't think should require a kernel rebuild to install. So far, I have added the following: cd9660 fdesc kernfs (slightly different than in /usr/share/lkm) msdosfs mfs nullfs portal procfs umapfs union Building and Testing -------------------- mkdir /usr/lkm (if it's not there) make depend && make && make install Then, to install cd9660, for example, type: modload -v -e cd9660_lkmentry -o /var/run/lkm.cd9660 /usr/lkm/cd9660.o (or "make load" in the correct directory) To remove it from memory, type: modunload -n cd9660 (or "make unload" in the correct directory) Notes ----- Currently there is no symbol table management so the in-kernel debugger will loose. The LKM interface will (hopefully) be changing into something more usable. If you use these files as a reference, you might have to change your code if you want to use the new interface. I expect the old one to be supported if it is possible to do so. COMPAT modules -------------- The FreeBSD module DOES load, but it will not work without other kernel modifications. The Linux module compiles, and also requires other kernel modifications to run. It has not been tested. VFS modules ----------- These are somewhat tested. Since this whole system is still under development use these at your own risk. Type Id Off Loadaddr Size Info Rev Module Name VFS 0 21 f873d000 0020 f8744000 1 msdosfs VFS 1 20 f8746000 000c f8748000 1 procfs VFS 2 19 f8839000 0008 f883a000 1 kernfs VFS 3 18 f883b000 0008 f883c000 1 nullfs VFS 4 17 f8840000 000c f8842000 1 fdesc VFS 5 16 f8843000 0008 f8844000 1 portal VFS 6 15 f8845000 000c f8847000 1 umapfs VFS 7 14 f8848000 0014 f884c000 1 union VFS 8 13 f884d000 0008 f884e000 1 mfs --Michael