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NAME
 dk — disk partition (wedge) driver
SYNOPSIS
 options DKWEDGE_AUTODISCOVER
options DKWEDGE_METHOD_BSDLABEL
options DKWEDGE_METHOD_GPT
options DKWEDGE_METHOD_MBR
DESCRIPTION
 The 
dk driver provides a disk-like interface, or 
wedge, to an area of a physical disk. Wedges may be configured manually with 
dkctl(8) or automatically by the kernel upon the attachment of the physical disk.
 
KERNEL OPTIONS
- 
DKWEDGE_AUTODISCOVER
- 
Automatically detect and configure wedges using any available methods.
- 
DKWEDGE_METHOD_BSDLABEL
- 
BSD disklabel detection method.
- 
DKWEDGE_METHOD_GPT
- 
Extensible Firmware Interface Globally Unique Identifier Partition Table (GPT) detection method.
- 
DKWEDGE_METHOD_MBR
- 
IBM PC-compatible Master Boot Record (MBR) partitioning detection method, with support for Extended MBRs.
 
FILES
- 
/dev/{,r}dk*
- 
dk device special files.
 
HISTORY
 The dk driver first appeared in NetBSD 3.0.
AUTHORS
 The dk driver was written by Jason R. Thorpe.