Kernel Module Support ?!!? and Kernel Limits ..

[Jens Rehsack]

Vahric MUHTARYAN wrote:

[moved down to avoid top-posting]

>> From: Jens Rehsack [mailto:rehsack at liwing.de] 
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:43 PM
>> To: Vahric MUHTARYAN
>> Cc: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>> Subject: Re: Kernel Module Support ?!!? and Kernel Limits ..
>> 
>> Vahric MUHTARYAN wrote:
>> 
>>>Hi Everyboy , 
>>>
>>>	I'm using FreeBSD 5.1 , I red documents and it said that -
>>>FreeBSD Support moduler environment . 
>>>
>>>	I want to know How can I make a moduler somethings like RAID
>>>Device or something else because GENERIC is only text file and I can
>>>delete or put "#"  for kernel does not support that driver buil-in .
>> 
>> in
>> 
>>>Linux I can choose which one is will be built-in which one is moduler
>>>.... 
>> 
>> When you build a kernel, usually all available modules are build, too.
>> If you comment out sth., it's not linked static into the kernel, but
>> the module will be available.
>> 
>> See kldload(8) for details.
>> 
>>>	Then I checked /boot/modules nothing there ... then I checked
>>>/boot/defaults/loader.conf I saw modules can be stored in /boot/kernel
>>>directory all of them are have ko ext. it will be funny but FreeBSD
>> 
>> make
>> 
>>>moduler all things ?!!!?! 
>> 
>> I don't understand your question. Can you please ask it in other words?
>>>	And Where can I find Kernel limits I know I can extend it with
>>>sysctl but limits ... ?! 
>> 
>> See sysctl.conf(5) and loader.conf(5) as well as sysctl(8).

> You mean FreeBSD make all device support moduler ?!
> And you said that -- not linked static but under the
> /boot/kernel everything is module ... ?!  

Not even all, but most.
You can check /usr/src/sys/modules/ for details, or the according
man-page.

> And I don't understand why freebsd makes a module all of them ?!?!?!
> I have to choose which one will be module which one won't be ...
> is it must ?! 

No, you can override the modules which are build by adding the
MODULES_OVERRIDE makeoption into your kernel config. See NOTES
for more.

> Secound I think I can't explain correct ... 
> When I build kernel Where modules must be stored under
> /boot/modules or /boot/kernel ?! 

See kldload(8), it gives you exact the same answer I would.

Jens