rc.d/addswap: Load the vn(4) module if not already present.

Reported-by: lentferj

diff --git a/etc/rc.d/addswap b/etc/rc.d/addswap
index a44dc1e..80164ec 100644 (file)
--- a/etc/rc.d/addswap
+++ b/etc/rc.d/addswap
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # Add additional swap files
 #
 # $FreeBSD: src/etc/rc.d/addswap,v 1.2 2002/10/12 10:31:31 schweikh Exp $
-# $DragonFly: src/etc/rc.d/addswap,v 1.5 2007/08/10 18:28:27 swildner Exp $
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: addswap
@@ -22,7 +21,15 @@ addswap_start()
        [Nn][Oo] | '')
                ;;
        *)
-               if [ -w "${swapfile}" -a -c /dev/vn0 ]; then
+               if [ -w "${swapfile}" ]; then
+                       # load vn kernel module if needed
+                       if [ ! -c /dev/vn0 ]; then
+                               if kldload vn; then
+                                       info 'vn module loaded.'
+                               else
+                                       err 1 'vn module failed to load.'
+                               fi
+                       fi
                        echo "Adding ${swapfile} as additional swap"
                        vnconfig -e vn0 ${swapfile} swap
                fi

diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
index e2db07e..ab9a38c 100644 (file)
--- a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD: src/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5,v 1.197 2003/07/28 13:56:00 mbr Exp $
 .\"
-.Dd December 7, 2012
+.Dd February 18, 2013
 .Dt RC.CONF 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ If set to
 .Dq Li NO ,
 no swapfile is installed, otherwise the value is used as the full
 pathname to a file to use for additional swap space.
+The
+.Xr vn 4
+driver is needed for a swapfile and will be loaded if it is not
+already compiled into the kernel or loaded via
+.Xr loader.conf 5 .
 .It Va apm_enable
 .Pq Vt bool
 If set to