How to get a list of all kernel modules

[Edwin Groothuis]

On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 01:36:40AM -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote:
> In message: <20070617072945.GE1325 at k7.mavetju>
>             Edwin Groothuis <edwin at mavetju.org> writes:
> : On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 09:18:55AM +0200, [LoN]Kamikaze wrote:
> : > M. Warner Losh wrote:
> : > > In message: <20070617065457.GB30965 at soaustin.net>
> : > >             linimon at lonesome.com (Mark Linimon) writes:
> : > > : On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 12:42:01AM -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote:
> : > > : > I'd kinda hoped there was a pseudo category that I could key off of.
> : > > : 
> : > > : Kinda sounds like there should be.
> : > > 
> : > > That would make grepping the info out of INDEX easy
> : >
> : > I'm with Mark here, there definitely should be one.
> : > 
> : > I think it would be best to create it and send a HEADS UP to ports@ or to all
> : > maintainers.
> : 
> : If you decide on a name for the category, I'll send-pr it and ask
> : the maintainer of portlint to incoperate a check for it.
> 
> 'kmod' would be my first choice.  But I don't care as long as I know
> what it is.

ports/113802: [patch] add virtual category: kmod

What has been suggested to make too is a description on how to build
packages which install kernel modules (The use of kldxref for example)

Edwin

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