kldload(2)

NAME

kldload - load KLD files into the kernel

LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/linker.h>
int
kldload(const char *file);

DESCRIPTION

The kldload() system call loads a kld file into the kernel

using the kernel linker.

RETURN VALUES

The kldload() system call returns the fileid of the kld file

which was
loaded into the kernel. If an error occurs, kldload() will

return -1 and
set errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS

The named file is loaded unless:

[EPERM] You do not have access to read the file

or link it

with the kernel. You should be the root

user to be
able to use the kld system calls.

[EFAULT] Bad address encountered when adding kld

info into the

kernel space.

[ENOMEM] There is no memory to load the file into

the kernel.

[ENOENT] The file was not found.

[ENOEXEC] The file format of file was unrecognized.

[EEXIST] The supplied file has already been load

ed.

SEE ALSO

kldfind(2), kldfirstmod(2), kldnext(2), kldstat(2),

kldsym(2),
kldunload(2), modfind(2), modfnext(2), modnext(2), mod

stat(2), kld(4),
kldload(8)

HISTORY

The kld interface first appeared in FreeBSD 3.0.

BSD March 3, 1999

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