FreeBSD Device Drivers

Compiling and Loading

To compile a KLD, you can use the <bsd.kmod.mk> Makefile. Here is the complete Makefile for Example 1-1:

 KMOD=   hello
 SRCS=   hello.c

  .include <bsd.kmod.mk>

Here, KMOD is the KLD’s name and SRCS is the KLD’s source files. Incidentally, I’ll adapt this Makefile to compile every KLD.

Now, assuming Example 1-1 and its Makefile are in ...