Additional Resources

For more information on kernel modules and their utilities, refer to the following resources.

Installed Documentation

lsmod man page - description and explanation of its output.

insmod man page - description and list of command line options.

modprobe man page - description and list of command line options.
rmmod man page - description and list of command line options.
modinfo man page - description and list of command line options.
/usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-<version>/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt - how to compile and use kernel modules. Note you must have the kernel-doc package installed to read this file.

Useful Websites

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Module-HOWTO/ - Linux Loadable Kernel Module HOWTO from the Linux Documentation Project.

^[9] A driver is software which enables Linux to use a particular hardware device. Without a driver, the kernel cannot communicate with attached devices.