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MODULE_DEPEND(9) Kernel Developer's Manual MODULE_DEPEND(9)

NAME

MODULE_DEPENDset kernel module dependencies

SYNOPSIS

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

MODULE_DEPEND(name, moddepend, int minversion, int prefversion, int maxversion);

DESCRIPTION

The () macro sets a dependency on another kernel module with name moddepend, which has registered its version with ().

The () macro provides hints to the kernel loader(8) and to the kernel linker to ensure that the named dependency is loaded prior to the existing module. It does not change or dictate the order in which modules are initialized at runtime.

Three versions must be specified for moddepend:

minversion
The minimum version on which the current module can depend.
maxversion
The maximum version on which the current module can depend.
prefversion
The preferred version on which the current module can depend.

EXAMPLES

MODULE_DEPEND(foo, bar, 1, 3, 4);

SEE ALSO

DECLARE_MODULE(9), module(9), MODULE_VERSION(9)

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Alexander Langer <alex@FreeBSD.org>.

January 11, 2005 Debian