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2.\" Copyright (c) 2024 Dag-Erling Smørgrav
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6.Dd May 8, 2024
7.Dt NFSLOCKD 4
8.Os
9.Sh NAME
10.Nm nfslockd
11.Nd NFS advisory locking
12.Sh SYNOPSIS
13To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in
14your kernel configuration file:
15.Bd -ragged -offset indent
16.Cd "options NFSLOCKD"
17.Ed
18.Pp
19Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the
20following line in
21.Xr loader.conf 5 :
22.Bd -literal -offset indent
23nfslockd_load="YES"
24.Ed
25.Sh DESCRIPTION
26The
27.Nm
28driver provides kernel support for NFSv3 advisory locking.
29It works in tandem with
30.Xr rpc.lockd 8 ,
31which will normally load it on startup if it is not already loaded or
32compiled-in.
33.Sh SEE ALSO
34.Xr rpc.lockd 8
35.Sh HISTORY
36The
37.Nm
38driver first appeared in
39.Fx 6.4 .
40.Sh AUTHORS
41.An -nosplit
42The
43.Nm
44driver was written by
45.An Doug Rabson Aq Mt dfr@FreeBSD.org .
46