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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.

Debian                                         September 28, 2000                                     MODFIND(2)