Module Name: src
Committed By: wiz
Date: Fri Sep 29 21:48:17 UTC 2017
Modified Files:
src/share/man/man8: compat_linux.8
Log Message:
Mention that linux and linux32 emulations are not loaded automatically
for modular kernels, and mention how to enable that. Bump date.
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.38 -r1.39 src/share/man/man8/compat_linux.8
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
copyright notices on the relevant files.
Modified files:
Index: src/share/man/man8/compat_linux.8
diff -u src/share/man/man8/compat_linux.8:1.38 src/share/man/man8/compat_linux.8:1.39
--- src/share/man/man8/compat_linux.8:1.38 Mon Jul 3 21:31:00 2017
+++ src/share/man/man8/compat_linux.8 Fri Sep 29 21:48:17 2017
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: compat_linux.8,v 1.38 2017/07/03 21:31:00 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: compat_linux.8,v 1.39 2017/09/29 21:48:17 wiz Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1995 Frank van der Linden
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
.\" (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 April 30, 2007
+.Dd September 29, 2017
.Dt COMPAT_LINUX 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -393,9 +393,7 @@ for further information.
.Ss Setting up other files
Newer version of Linux use
.Pa /etc/nsswitch.conf
-for network information, such as
-.Tn NIS
-and DNS.
+for network information, such as NIS and DNS.
You must create or get a valid copy of this file and put it in
.Pa /emul/linux/etc .
.Ss Finding the necessary files
@@ -537,6 +535,17 @@ directory, namely:
Be warned: the first link mentioned here makes SVGAlib binaries
work, but may confuse others, so you may have to remove it again at
some point.
+.Sh CAVEATS
+When using a modular kernel (see
+.Xr module 7 ) ,
+the linux and linux32 emulations are not loaded automatically (for
+security reasons).
+To enable autoloading, set the appropriate
+.Xr sysctl 8 Ap s :
+.Bd -literal
+sysctl -w emul.linux.enabled=1
+sysctl -w emul.linux32.enabled=1
+.Ed
.Sh BUGS
The information about Linux distributions may become outdated.
.Pp
