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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd March 3, 1999
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.Dt KLDLOAD 2
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.Os FreeBSD
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm kldload
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.Nd load KLD files into the kernel
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fd #include <sys/param.h>
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.Fd #include <sys/linker.h>
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.Ft int
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.Fn kldload "const char *file"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The function
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.Fn kldload
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loads a kld file into the kernel using the kernel linker.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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The function
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.Fn kldload
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returns the fileid of the kld file which was loaded into the kernel. If
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an error occurs,
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.Fn kldload
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will return -1 and set
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.Va errno
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to indicate the error.
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.Sh ERRORS
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The named file is loaded unless:
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.Bl -tag -width Er
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.It Bq Er EPERM
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You do not have access to read the file or link it with the kernel. You should
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be the root user to be able to use the
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.Nm kld
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functions.
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.It Bq Er EFAULT
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Bad address encountered when adding kld info into the kernel space.
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.It Bq Er ENOMEM
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There is no memory to load the file into the kernel.
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.It Bq Er ENOENT
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The file was not found.
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.It Bq Er ENOEXEC
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The file format of
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.Va file
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was unrecognized.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr kldfind 2 ,
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.Xr kldfirstmod 2 ,
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.Xr kldnext 2 ,
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.Xr kldstat 2 ,
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.Xr kldunload 2 ,
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.Xr kld 4 ,
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.Xr kldload 8
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm kld
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interface first appeared in
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.Fx 3.0 .
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