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MODFIND(2)		    BSD	System Calls Manual		    MODFIND(2)

NAME
     modfind --	returns	the modid of a kernel module

LIBRARY
     Standard C	Library	(libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/param.h>
     #include <sys/module.h>

     int
     modfind(const char	*modname);

DESCRIPTION
     The modfind() system call returns the modid of the	kernel module refer-
     enced by modname.

RETURN VALUES
     The modfind() system call returns the modid of the	kernel module refer-
     enced by file.  Upon error, modfind() returns -1 and sets errno to	indi-
     cate the error.

ERRORS
     errno is set to the following if modfind()	fails:

     [EFAULT]		The data required for this operation could not be read
			from the kernel	space.

     [ENOENT]		The file specified is not loaded in the	kernel.

SEE ALSO
     kldfind(2), kldfirstmod(2), kldload(2), kldnext(2), kldstat(2),
     kldsym(2),	kldunload(2), modfnext(2), modnext(2), modstat(2), kld(4),
     kldstat(8)

HISTORY
     The kld interface first appeared in FreeBSD 3.0.

BSD			      September	28, 2000			   BSD
NAME | LIBRARY | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUES | ERRORS | SEE ALSO | HISTORY

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