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Document that MODULE_DEPEND does not change runtime initialization

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@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd January 7, 2005
.Dd January 11, 2005
.Dt MODULE_DEPEND 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ which has registered
its version with
.Fn MODULE_VERSION .
.Pp
The
.Fn MODULE_DEPEND
macro provides hints to the kernel
.Xr loader 8
and to the kernel linker to ensure that the named dependency is loaded
prior to the existing module.
It does not change or dictate the order in which modules are
initialized at runtime.
.Pp
Three versions must be specified for
.Fa moddepend :
.Bl -tag -width ".Fa prefversion"