NAME
dk —
disk partition (wedge)
driver
SYNOPSIS
options DKWEDGE_AUTODISCOVER
options DKWEDGE_METHOD_BSDLABEL
options DKWEDGE_METHOD_GPT
options DKWEDGE_METHOD_MBR
options DKWEDGE_METHOD_RDB
DESCRIPTION
The
dk driver provides a disk-like interface, or
wedge, to an area of a physical disk. Wedges may be
configured manually with
dkctl(8)
or automatically by the kernel upon the attachment of the physical disk.
KERNEL OPTIONS
-
-
DKWEDGE_AUTODISCOVER
- Automatically detect and configure wedges using any
available methods.
-
-
DKWEDGE_METHOD_BSDLABEL
- BSD disklabel detection method.
-
-
DKWEDGE_METHOD_GPT
- Extensible Firmware Interface Globally Unique Identifier
Partition Table (GPT) detection method.
-
-
DKWEDGE_METHOD_MBR
- IBM PC-compatible Master Boot Record (MBR) partitioning
detection method, with support for Extended MBRs.
-
-
DKWEDGE_METHOD_RDB
- Amiga Rigid Disk Block (RDB) partitioning detection
method.
FILES
- /dev/{,r}dk*
- dk device special files.
SEE ALSO
config(1),
disklabel(8),
dkctl(8),
fdisk(8),
gpt(8),
MAKEDEV(8)
HISTORY
The
dk driver first appeared in
NetBSD
3.0.
AUTHORS
The
dk driver was written by
Jason R.
Thorpe.