DK(4)							   BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual 						     DK(4)

NAME

     dk -- Disk partition (wedge) driver

SYNOPSIS

     options DKWEDGE_AUTODISCOVER
     options DKWEDGE_METHOD_BSDLABEL
     options DKWEDGE_METHOD_GPT
     options DKWEDGE_METHOD_MBR

DESCRIPTION

     The dk driver provides a disk-like interface 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.

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.

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								   May 19, 2010 							       BSD