Module Name: src
Committed By: jmcneill
Date: Sun Sep 13 18:39:20 UTC 2009
Modified Files:
src/share/man/man5: boot.cfg.5
Log Message:
PR# port-i386/39463: boot.cfg(8) does not mention about relative path for
the 'load' option
Document the search behaviour of the 'load' directive when an absolute
path is not specified.
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.16 -r1.17 src/share/man/man5/boot.cfg.5
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Modified files:
Index: src/share/man/man5/boot.cfg.5
diff -u src/share/man/man5/boot.cfg.5:1.16 src/share/man/man5/boot.cfg.5:1.17
--- src/share/man/man5/boot.cfg.5:1.16 Fri Sep 4 10:34:16 2009
+++ src/share/man/man5/boot.cfg.5 Sun Sep 13 18:39:20 2009
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: boot.cfg.5,v 1.16 2009/09/04 10:34:16 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: boot.cfg.5,v 1.17 2009/09/13 18:39:20 jmcneill Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2007 Stephen Borrill
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
.\" INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd September 4, 2009
+.Dd September 13, 2009
.Dt BOOT.CFG 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -93,7 +93,13 @@
.It Sy load
Used to load kernel modules, which will be passed on to the kernel for
initialization during early boot.
-The argument is the complete path and file name of the module to be loaded.
+The argument is either the complete path and file name of the module to be
+loaded, or a symbolic module name.
+When the argument is not an absolute path, the boot loader will first
+attempt to load
+.Pa /stand/<machine>/<kernel_version>/modules/<name>/<name>.kmod .
+If that file does not exist, it will then attempt to load
+.Pa /<name> .
May be used as many times as needed.
.It Sy menu
(may be present multiple times)
