docs/85356: [patch] Make it clear that the extention name of the module isn't needed with kldload(8).

[Giorgos Keramidas]

The following reply was made to PR docs/85356; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida at freebsd.org>
To: Julien Gabel <jpeg at thilelli.net>
Cc: bug-followup at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/85356: [patch] Make it clear that the extention name of the module isn't needed with kldload(8).
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 23:55:26 +0300

 On 2005-08-27 19:43, Julien Gabel <jpeg at thilelli.net> wrote:
 > --- /usr/src/sbin/kldload/kldload.8	Mon Mar  3 23:48:06 2003
 > +++ /tmp/kldload.8	Sat Aug 27 19:31:22 2005
 > @@ -43,6 +43,12 @@
 >  into the kernel using the kernel linker.
 >  Note that if multiple modules are specified then an attempt will
 >  be made to load them all, even if some fail.
 > +The
 > +.Pa .ko
 > +extension name is not yet mandatory when loading a given module
 > +using
 > +.Nm .
 > +It doesn't hurt to keep it though.
 
 Not ``yet''?  You mean there are plans to make it mandatory?
 
 > -Some modules (ipfw, ipf, etc.) may be automatically loaded at boot
 > -time by having their operation enabled in
 > +Some modules (lomac, pf, ipfw, ipf, etc.) may be automatically loaded
 > +at boot time by having their operation enabled in
 >  .Xr rc.conf 5 .
 
 The word ``operation'' is not very nice here.  Modules may be required
 for some ``feature'' but they don't ``operate'' on anything.