NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       create_module - create a loadable module entry

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <linux/module.h>

       caddr_t create_module(const char *name, size_t size);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       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    [Toc]    [Back]

       On success, returns the kernel address at which the module will reside.
       On error -1 is returned and errno is set appropriately.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

       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.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       init_module(2), delete_module(2), query_module(2).



Linux				  26 Dec 1996		      CREATE_MODULE(2)