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.
BSD
May 19, 2010 BSD
