---
name: "kdstat"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "modutils"
version: "2.3.11-13.1"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kdstat"
---

# kdstat(8)

program to show and change internal kerneld state

## NAME

kdstat - program to show and change internal kerneld state

## SYNOPSIS

**kdstat**\
 **kdstat** *\[debug\|nodebug\]*\
 **kdstat** *\[keep\|nokeep\]*\
 **kdstat** *flush*\
 **kdstat** *delay=\<time\>*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual package describes **kdstat** , a program used to debug kerneld. You can use it to view (and change) the internal state of a running kerneld.

## OPTIONS

When run, **kdstat** always displays the current state of kerneld. Given the proper options it can do much more. All legal options are explained below.

- **debug, nodebug**

  Turn kerneld debugging mode on or off. If turned on, kerneld displays what it is doing on the console.

- **keep, nokeep**

  Turn keeping of modules on or off. If turned off (the default), modules are unloaded when they have not been used for a while. See *delay* for more information about the timeout used.

- **flush**

  Flush the IPC message queue used to communicatie with kerneld

- **delay=\<time\>**

  Change the timeout kerneld waits before removing a module from the kernel.

## SEE ALSO

[**modules**(2)](/modules/2.md), [**kerneld**(8)](/kerneld/8.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Wichert Akkerman \<wakkerma@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system.