Re: why null kernel module? why kernel listed in kldstat?

2007-01-13 Thread Francis Gudin
Hello, On 14-01-2007, Jeremy C. Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As it is now, I am confused because I never heard of null(4) for /dev/null > being a kernel module. > > Anyone have a nullfs(4) manual page? Those are different beasts: see mount_null(8). Regards, Francis

Re: why null kernel module? why kernel listed in kldstat?

2007-01-13 Thread Sascha Wildner
Jeremy C. Reed wrote: It's a typo in the default loader.conf, I guess. I'll fix it along with some other stuff. I may misunderstand still... I think the loader.conf is probably correct, but the kernel object should be called nullfs.ko? As it is now, I am confused because I never heard of nu

Re: why null kernel module? why kernel listed in kldstat?

2007-01-13 Thread Jeremy C. Reed
On Sun, 14 Jan 2007, Sascha Wildner wrote: > Jeremy C. Reed wrote: > > Is "nullfs" same as "null"? If so, how is loader configuration called > > nullfs_load while file is null.ko? > > nullfs == null.ko > > It's a typo in the default loader.conf, I guess. I'll fix it along with some > other stuff

Re: why null kernel module? why kernel listed in kldstat?

2007-01-13 Thread Sascha Wildner
Jeremy C. Reed wrote: Is "nullfs" same as "null"? If so, how is loader configuration called nullfs_load while file is null.ko? nullfs == null.ko It's a typo in the default loader.conf, I guess. I'll fix it along with some other stuff. Sascha -- http://yoyodyne.ath.cx

why null kernel module? why kernel listed in kldstat?

2007-01-13 Thread Jeremy C. Reed
Why would someone use "null" kernel module? Is "nullfs" same as "null"? If so, how is loader configuration called nullfs_load while file is null.ko? I see a system that has "null" listed by kldstat but nullfs_load is NO (by default). Why is kernel also listed in kldstat output? Jeremy C.