CREATE_MODULE (2)
create a loadable module entry
SYNOPSIS
#include <linux/module.h>
caddr_t create_module(const char * name , size_t size );
DESCRIPTION
create_module
attempts to create a loadable module entry and reserve the kernel memory
that will be needed to hold the module. This system call is only open
to 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 large
enough for the module.
EFAULT
name
is outside the program's accessible address space.
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