Re: query_modules syscall gone? Any replacement?

[Randy.Dunlap]

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, iSteve wrote:

> > Nope, they are not prevented.  However, there is a Tainted flag
> > that is set when one is loaded (and that flag is never cleared).
> >
>
> Okay, I've been wrong in my conclusion and I gotta read some fine manual
> about how the modules actually work -- could you recommend me some in
> particular?

Nope, there is precious little doc about modules, especially
in 2.6.

There is a FAQ, but I doubt that it answers many of your
questions.
  http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rusty/modules/FAQ

You could try LDD3, but I don't see much there that would help
you either.
  http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/

> >>  - /proc/modules and /sys/module interface doesn't by far supply what
> >>query_module could do
> >
> > Can you state succinctly exactly what you are trying to do?
>
> I would like to be able to query symbols of a loaded module, get list of
> and list of dependencies of loaded module from an app, preferably
> without having to parse a file...

No, no syscall to do that.  Looks like it will require reading
and parsing files.

And you answered my "what" question clearly, so I have one more.
Why?  for what purpose, to what end?  What are you tring to
accomplish?

Thanks,
-- 
~Randy
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