modstat(8)
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MODSTAT(8) NetBSD System Manager's Manual MODSTAT(8)
NAME
modstat -- display status of loaded kernel modules
SYNOPSIS
modstat [-Aaen] [name]
DESCRIPTION
The modstat utility displays the status of any kernel modules present in
the kernel.
The options are as follows:
-A Tells you whether or not modules can be autoloaded at the moment.
This option does take into consideration the sysctl
kern.module.autoload.
-a Tells you whether or not modules can be autoloaded at the moment.
This option does not take into consideration the sysctl
kern.module.autoload.
-e Tells you whether or not you may load a module at the moment.
-n name
Display the status of only the module with this name. Please
note that -n is optional.
In addition to listing the currently loaded modules' name, the informa-
tion reported by modstat includes:
CLASS Module class, such as "vfs", "driver", "exec", "misc" or "sec-
model".
SOURCE Where the module was loaded from. "builtin" indicates that the
module was built into the running kernel. "boot" indicates
that the module was loaded during system bootstrap. "filesys"
indicates that the module was loaded from the file system.
SIZE Size of the module in bytes.
REFS Number of references held on the module. Disabled builtin mod-
ules will show a count of -1 here.
ADDRESS The kernel address at which the module is loaded. Builtin mod-
ules will show 0 here.
REQUIRES Additional modules that must be present.
EXIT STATUS
The modstat utility exits with a status of 0 on success and with a
nonzero status if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
module(7), sysctl(7), modload(8), modunload(8)
HISTORY
The modstat command was designed to be similar in functionality to the
corresponding command in SunOS 4.1.3.
NetBSD 7.1.1 October 24, 2013 NetBSD 7.1.1
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