Name
insmod
Synopsis
insmod [options] file [symbol=value ...]
Description
System administration command. Load the module file into the kernel, changing any symbols that are defined on the command line. If the module file is named file.o or file.mod, the module will be named file.
Options
- -f
Force loading of module, even if some problems are encountered.
- -m
Output a load map.
- -o name
Name module name instead of attempting to name it from the object file’s name.
- -x
Do not export: do not add any external symbols from the module to the kernel’s symbol table.
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