Right from the start of Solaris' first release, the kernel driver configuration was handled in an odd location. The driver.conf files were edited under variations of /kernel/drv or /usr/kernel/drv, rather than under the usual /etc tree.

In Solaris 11, the location has finally been standardized to join the rest of the file-based configuration, under /etc. The new official location for the sysadmin-tuned kernel.conf files is in /etc/driver/drv.

It should be noted that most of the default versions of the driver.conf files are still provided in /kernel/drv; however, if you choose to modify them, you should place the modified versions under /etc/driver/drv.

There are two things to note about this new layout that are of benefit:

In contrast, something that...