NAME
rd —
ramdisk driver
SYNOPSIS
pseudo-device rd
[count]
DESCRIPTION
The rd driver enables use of system or
user memory as a disk. Memory for the disk must be allocated and initialized
inside the kernel image at build-time using the
rdsetroot
(a.out(5)) or elfrdsetroot
(elf(5)) tool.
FILES
- /dev/rd??
- block mode ramdisk devices.
- /dev/rrd??
- raw mode ramdisk devices.
SEE ALSO
The rdsetroot and
elfrdsetroot tools are available as part of the
distribution toolset.