---
name: "freebsd.sys.linker"
section: "3lua"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
platforms: ["freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/freebsd.sys.linker"
---

# freebsd.sys.linker(3lua)

Lua binding to FreeBSD 's Linker functions

## NAME

**freebsd.sys.linker** – Lua binding to FreeBSD 's Linker functions

## SYNOPSIS

```
local linker = require('freebsd.sys.linker')
```

- fileid, err, errno = linker.kldload(name)

  - ok, err, errno = linker.kldunload(fileid\|name)

  ## DESCRIPTION

The **freebsd.sys.linker** module is a binding to the FreeBSD 's linker functions. List of functions:

- fileid, err = freebsd.sys.linker.kldload(name)

  Load the kernel module named *name* and return the identifier (fileid) as an integer.

- ok, err, errno = freebsd.sys.linker.kldunload(fileid\|name)

  Unload the kernel module identifier either by *name* as a string, or *fileid* as an integer.

## SEE ALSO

[kldload(2)](/kldload/2.md), [kldunload(2)](/kldunload/2.md)