Linux/Unix Device Drivers

2009 Mar 01


LDD.pdf
(in asm)
Alessandro's
Book 2nd Ed.
linuxdd.pdf dt24-0.9.7
Readme

LKM
Utilitiy
Utilitiy
Function
insmod Insert an LKM into the kernel
rmmod Remove an LKM from the kernel
depmod Determine the dependencies between LKMs
kerneld (KLM?) daemon program
ksyms Display symbols that are exported by the kernel for use by new KLMs
modinfo Display contents of .modinfo section in an LKM object file
modprobe Insert or remove an LKM or set of LKMs intelligently. For example,
if you must load A before loading B, Modprobe will automatically load
A when you tell it to load B.

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