why null kernel module? why kernel listed in kldstat?

Jeremy C. Reed reed at reedmedia.net
Sat Jan 13 16:24:41 PST 2007


On Sun, 14 Jan 2007, Sascha Wildner wrote:

> Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> > Is "nullfs" same as "null"? If so, how is loader configuration called
> > nullfs_load while file is null.ko?
> 
> nullfs == null.ko
> 
> It's a typo in the default loader.conf, I guess. I'll fix it along with some
> other stuff.

I may misunderstand still...

I think the loader.conf is probably correct, but the kernel object should 
be called nullfs.ko?

As it is now, I am confused because I never heard of null(4) for /dev/null 
being a kernel module.

Anyone have a nullfs(4) manual page?

  Jeremy C. Reed





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