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+.\" $NetBSD: klua_mod_register.9,v 1.5 2017/04/16 06:34:05 wiz Exp $
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 2015 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
+.\" This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation
+.\" by Kamil Rytarowski.
+.\"
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+.\"
+.Dd April 15, 2017
+.Dt KLUA_MOD_REGISTER 9
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm klua_mod_register ,
+.Nm klua_mod_unregister
+.Nd Lua kernel bindings
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In sys/lua.h
+.Ft void
+.Fn klua_mod_register "const char *name" "lua_CFunction open"
+.Ft void
+.Fn klua_mod_unregister "const char *name"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The Lua kernel bindings are designed to provide functionality to Lua scripts
+normally not available in the language itself, e.g. to access core kernel functionality.
+This is achieved by utilizing the lua_modules functionality.
+.Pp
+The lua_module structure is declared as follows:
+.Bd -literal
+struct lua_module {
+ char mod_name[LUA_MAX_MODNAME];
+ lua_CFunction open;
+ int refcount;
+ LIST_ENTRY(lua_module) mod_next;
+};
+.Ed
+.Pp
+The
+.Ft mod_name
+defines the unique name of a module.
+A C function must use the standard Lua protocol in order to communicate with
+Lua, this part is maintained with the
+.Ft open
+element in the standard Lua way.
+.Ft refcount
+protects the module from being unloaded whilst still in use.
+The last parameter,
+.Ft mod_next ,
+is used for the standard container
+.Xr LIST 3 .
+.Pp
+The
+.Fn klua_mod_register
+function registers a new function which is made available to the
+.Xr lua 9
+device and Lua code using the
+.Dv require
+directive.
+The
+.Dv require
+directive can be called from
+.Xr luactl 8
+and the kernel Lua version.
+The
+.Fa name
+parameter is a unique identifier of the kernel Lua module.
+.Fa open
+points to a function used in the C to Lua binding,
+defined with the appropriate standard Lua API.
+.Pp
+Once registered, a C function can be unregistered with the
+.Fn klua_mod_unregister
+function.
+This function takes as its parameter the unique literal identifier of the
+extending module.
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+A set of example modules is available in the
+.Pa src/sys/modules/examples
+directory hierarchy.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr lua 1 ,
+.Xr luac 1 ,
+.Xr intro 3lua ,
+.Xr lua 4 ,
+.Xr klua_close 9 ,
+.Xr klua_lock 9 ,
+.Xr klua_newstate 9 ,
+.Xr klua_unlock 9 ,
+.Xr kluaL_newstate 9 ,
+.Xr intro 9lua
+.Sh AUTHORS
+.An Kamil Rytarowski Aq Mt kamil@NetBSD.org .