Re: loading module from user space

[Anupam Kapoor <anupam.kapoor@xxxxxxxxx>]

i am not sure about others, but 'sys_query_module' no longer exists
(for 2.6.X kernels).

anupam


----- Original Message -----
From: Dhiman, Gaurav <gaurav.dhiman@xxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 19:51:22 +0530
Subject: RE: loading module from user space
To: Nilanjan Roychowdhury <nilanjan.roychowdhury@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxx

 
 

  

There are few of the system calls which support loading an unloading
of module, these system calls are also used by "insmod" utility.

In place of "insmod", you can write your own user level program using
these system calls to load and unload the module.

The system calls related to module are: 

-          sys_create_module 

-          sys_init_module 

-          sys_delete_module 

-          sys_query_module 

  

You can get all the functions and system calls related to modules in
kernel by "grep'ing" the "/boot/System.map" file.

All functions starting with "sys_" in this output are system calls
which you can call from user space.

  

Regards, 

Gaurav 
 

  
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 Subject: loading module from user space 

 

  

Is there any system call in user space through which we can load a
module. [ I am not talking of insmod from the shell].

I want something similar like request_module in kernel spac??? 

  

Regards, 

Nilanjan

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