modfind(2)
returns the modid of a kernel module
LIBRARY
Lb libc
SYNOPSIS
In sys/param.h
In sys/module.h
Ft int
Fn modfind const char *modname
DESCRIPTION
The
Fn modfind
system call
returns the modid of the kernel module referenced by
Fa modname .
RETURN VALUES
The
Fn modfind
system call
returns the modid of the kernel module referenced by
Fa file .
Upon error,
Fn modfind
returns -1 and sets
errno
to indicate the error.
ERRORS
errno
is set to the following if
Fn modfind
fails:
- Bq Er EFAULT
-
The data required for this operation could not be read from the kernel space.
- Bq Er ENOENT
-
The file specified is not loaded in the kernel.
HISTORY
The
kld
interface first appeared in
Fx 3.0 .
