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.\" Copyright (c) 2024 Dag-Erling Smørgrav
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.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
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.Dd May 8, 2024
.Dt NFSLOCKD 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm nfslockd
.Nd NFS advisory locking
.Sh SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in
your kernel configuration file:
.Bd -ragged -offset indent
.Cd "options NFSLOCKD"
.Ed
.Pp
Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the
following line in
.Xr loader.conf 5 :
.Bd -literal -offset indent
nfslockd_load="YES"
.Ed
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver provides kernel support for NFSv3 advisory locking.
It works in tandem with
.Xr rpc.lockd 8 ,
which will normally load it on startup if it is not already loaded or
compiled-in.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr rpc.lockd 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
driver first appeared in
.Fx 6.4 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
The
.Nm
driver was written by
.An Doug Rabson Aq Mt dfr@FreeBSD.org .