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MODFIND(2)		       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 referenced
     by modname.

RETURN VALUES
     The modfind() system call returns the modid of the kernel module referenced
     by  modname.   Upon  error, modfind() returns -1 and sets errno to indicate
     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.

FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly     September 28, 2000		      MODFIND(2)

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