Module linapi::modules

Interface to Dynamically Loaded Linux Kernel Modules.

Examples

Print all currently loaded system modules

let mods = LoadedModule::from_loaded();

for m in mods {
    println!("Module: {}", m.name());
}

Load a module

let m = ModuleFile::from_name("MyModule");
let loaded = m.load("my_param=1");
println!("Loaded module {}. my_param={}", loaded.name(), std::str::from_utf8(&loaded.parameters()["my_param"]).unwrap());

Implementation

This uses the sysfs interface, documented here and here, and various undocumented interfaces where noted.

Structs

LoadedModule	Describes a loaded Linux kernel Module
ModInfo	Information on a ModuleFile
ModParam
ModuleFile	A Linux Kernel Module file on disk.

Enums

Status	Module Init Status
Taint	Kernel modules can be "tainted", which serve as a marker for debugging purposes.
Type	Module type