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DELETE_MODULE (2)

delete a loadable module entry

SYNOPSIS

    #include <linux/module.h>
      int delete_module(const char * name );  
    

DESCRIPTION

    delete_module attempts to remove an unused loadable module entry. If name is NULL, all unused modules marked auto-clean will be removed. This system call is only open to the superuser.

RETURN VALUE

    On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned and errno is set appropriately.

ERRORS

    EPERM

      The user is not the superuser.

    ENOENT

      No module by that name exists.

    EINVAL

      name was the empty string.

    EBUSY

      The module is in use.

    EFAULT

      name is outside the program's accessible address space.

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