modinfo(1M)

NAME

     modinfo - display information about loaded kernel modules

SYNOPSIS

     /usr/sbin/modinfo [-c] [-w] [-i module-id]

DESCRIPTION

     The modinfo utility displays information  about  the  loaded
     modules. The format of the information is as follows:

     Id Loadaddr Size Info Rev Module Name

     where Id is the module ID, Loadaddr  is  the  starting  text
     address  in hexadecimal, Size is the size of text, data, and
     bss in hexadecimal bytes, Info is module  specific  informa-
     tion,  Rev  is  the revision of the loadable modules system,
     and Module Name is  the  filename  and  description  of  the
     module.

     The module specific information is the block  and  character
     major numbers for drivers, the system call number for system
     calls, or, for  other  module  types,  the  index  into  the
     appropriate kernel table:

          fmodsw
                for STREAMS modules

          vfssw for filesystems

          class for scheduling classes

          execsw
                for exec modules

OPTIONS

     The following options are supported:

     -c    Displays the number of instances of the module  loaded
           and the module's current state.

     -i module-id
           Displays information about this module only.

     -w    Does not truncate module information at 80 characters.

EXAMPLES

     Example 1: Using the modinfo command.

     The following example displays the status of module 3:

     example% modinfo -i 3
     Id  Loadaddr  Size  Info  Rev  Module Name
     3   f5a7a000  3bc0  1     1    specfs (filesystem for specfs)

ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO

     modload(1M), modunload(1M), attributes(5)