1<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>Chapter&#160;8.&#160;Module Support</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The Linux Kernel API"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="The Linux Kernel API"><link rel="prev" href="API-relay-file-read-end-pos.html" title="relay_file_read_end_pos"><link rel="next" href="API---request-module.html" title="__request_module"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter&#160;8.&#160;Module Support</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="API-relay-file-read-end-pos.html">Prev</a>&#160;</td><th width="60%" align="center">&#160;</th><td width="20%" align="right">&#160;<a accesskey="n" href="API---request-module.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="modload"></a>Chapter&#160;8.&#160;Module Support</h1></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="modload.html#idp1125664212">Module Loading</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch08s02.html">Inter Module support</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="idp1125664212"></a>Module Loading</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="API---request-module.html"><span class="phrase">__request_module</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> &#8212; 
2  try to load a kernel module
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4     prepare to call a usermode helper
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6     start a usermode application
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8     prepare and start a usermode application
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