modfind(2)

NAME

modfind - returns the modid of a kernel module

LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/module.h>
int
modfind(const char *modname);

DESCRIPTION

The modfind() system call returns the modid of the kernel

module referenced by modname.

RETURN VALUES

The modfind() system call returns the modid of the kernel

module referenced by file. Upon error, modfind() returns -1 and sets

errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS

errno is set to the following if modfind() fails:

[EFAULT] The data required for this operation

could not be read

from the kernel space.

[ENOENT] The file specified is not loaded in the

kernel.

SEE ALSO

kldfind(2), kldfirstmod(2), kldload(2), kldnext(2), kld

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

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

HISTORY

The kld interface first appeared in FreeBSD 3.0.

BSD September 28, 2000

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