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MODSTAT(8)              NetBSD System Manager's Manual              MODSTAT(8)


NAME

     modstat -- display status of loaded kernel modules


SYNOPSIS

     modstat [-i id] [-n name]


DESCRIPTION

     The modstat utility displays the status of any loadable kernel modules
     present in the kernel.

     The options are as follows:

     -i id   Display the status of only the module with this ID.

     -n name
             Display the status of only the module with this name.

     In addition to listing the currently loaded modules' name, the informa-
     tion reported by modstat includes:

     Type      Type of module, such as "SYSCALL", "VFS", "DEV", "EXEC", "COM-
               PAT", "MISC", or "(UNKNOWN)".  See lkm(4) for details.

     Id        Module identification number.

     Offset    Target table offset.

     Loadaddr  Address the module loaded at.

     Size      Size in kilobytes (in hex).

     Info      Kernel address of private area.

     Rev       Version of the module interface.  (Not the version of the mod-
               ule itself.)


EXIT STATUS

     The modstat utility exits with a status of 0 on success and with a
     nonzero status if an error occurs.


SEE ALSO

     lkm(4), modload(8), modunload(8)


HISTORY

     The modstat command was designed to be similar in functionality to the
     corresponding command in SunOS 4.1.3.


AUTHORS

     Terrence R. Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu>

NetBSD 5.2.3                    March 23, 2006                    NetBSD 5.2.3