create_module2
Create a loadable module entry
Usage
#include <linux/module.h>
[[deprecated]] caddr_t create_module(const char *name, size_t size);
Overview
Note: This system call is present only before Linux 2.6.
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 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 to indicate the error.
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
-
create_module() is not supported in this version of the kernel (e.g., Linux 2.6 or later).
- EPERM
-
The caller was not privileged (did not have the
CAP_SYS_MODULEcapability).
Releases
17 releases since Debian 1.1 (Buzz); the text changed 13 times.