modstat.2freebsd

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Version: 315645 (ubuntu - 07/07/09)

Section: 2 (Appels système)


BSD mandoc

NAME

modstat - get status of kernel module

LIBRARY

Lb libc

SYNOPSIS

In sys/param.h In sys/module.h Ft int Fn modstat int modid struct module_stat *stat

DESCRIPTION

The Fn modstat system call writes the info for the kernel module referred to by Fa modid into Fa stat .
 struct module_stat {
         int         version;        /* set to sizeof(module_stat) */
         char        name[MAXMODNAME];
         int         refs;
         int         id;
         modspecific_t data;
 };
 typedef union modspecific {
         int         intval;
         u_int       u_intval;
         long        longval;
         u_long      u_longval;
 } modspecific_t;
 
version
This field is set to the size of the structure mentioned above by the code calling Fn modstat , and not Fn modstat itself.
name
The name of the module referred to by Fa modid .
refs
The number of modules referenced by Fa modid .
id
The id of the module specified in Fa modid .
data
Module specific data.

RETURN VALUES

Rv -std modstat

ERRORS

The information for the module referred to by Fa modid is filled into the structure pointed to by Fa stat unless:
Bq Er ENOENT
The module was not found (probably not loaded).
Bq Er EINVAL
The version specified in the Fa version field of stat is not the proper version. You would need to rebuild world, the kernel, or your application, if this error occurs, given that you did properly fill in the Fa version field.
Bq Er EFAULT
There was a problem copying one, some, or all of the fields into Fa stat in the copyout(9) function.

SEE ALSO

kldfind(2), kldfirstmod(2), kldload(2), kldnext(2), kldstat(2), kldsym(2), kldunload(2), modfind(2), modfnext(2), modnext(2), kld(4), kldstat(8)

HISTORY

The kld interface first appeared in Fx 3.0 .