CREATEMODULE(2) Linux Programmer's Manual CREATEMODULE(2)

NAME
       createmodule - create a loadable module entry

SYNOPSIS
       #include 

       caddrt createmodule(const char *name, sizet size);

DESCRIPTION
       Note: This system call is present only in kernels before Linux 2.6.

       createmodule()  attempts to create a loadable module entry and reserve
       the kernel memory that will be needed to hold the module.  This  system
       call requires privilege.

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
       EEXIST A module by that name already exists.

       EFAULT name is outside the program's accessible address space.

       EINVAL The requested size is too  small  even  for  the  module  header
              information.

       ENOMEM The kernel could not allocate a contiguous block of memory large
              enough for the module.

       ENOSYS createmodule() is not supported in this version of  the  kernel
              (e.g., the kernel is version 2.6 or later).

       EPERM  The  caller  was not privileged (did not have the CAPSYSMODULE
              capability).

VERSIONS
       This system call is present on Linux only up until kernel 2.4;  it  was
       removed in Linux 2.6.

CONFORMING TO
       createmodule() is Linux-specific.

SEE ALSO
       deletemodule(2), initmodule(2), querymodule(2)

COLOPHON
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       description of the project, and information about reporting  bugs,  can
       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.



Linux                             2012-10-18                  CREATEMODULE(2)