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CREATE_MODULE
Section: Linux Module Support (2)
Updated: 26 Dec 1996
Index NAME
create_module - create a loadable module entry
SYNOPSIS
#include <linux/module.h>caddr_t create_module(const char *name, size_t size);
DESCRIPTION
create_moduleattempts to create a loadable module entry and reserve the kernel memorythat will be needed to hold the module. This system call is only opento the superuser.
RETURN VALUE
On success, returns the kernel address at which the module will reside.On error -1 is returned and
errno is set appropriately.
ERRORS
- EPERM
- The user is not the superuser.
- EEXIST
- A module by that name already exists.
- EINVAL
- The requested size is too small even for the module header information.
- ENOMEM
- The kernel could not allocate a contiguous block of memory largeenough for the module.
- EFAULT
- nameis outside the program's accessible address space.
SEE ALSO
init_module(2),
delete_module(2),
query_module(2).
Index
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- RETURN VALUE
- ERRORS
- SEE ALSO
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