modstat(2)							System Calls Manual							modstat(2)

NAME

       modstat() - get information for a dynamically loaded kernel module

SYNOPSIS


DESCRIPTION

       allows  processes  to get information for dynamically loaded kernel modules.  For processes with appropriate privilege, it fills in all the
       elements of the structure, specified by stbuf, with the information available for the given module identifier module_id.  For nonprivileged
       processes,  fills  in  all  information except the address and size of the module object file sections in memory (ms_base, ms_size, ms_bss,
       ms_bss_size).

       If the value of get_next_module is TRUE, returns the information for the next module whose identifier is greater  than  or  equal  to  mod-
       ule_id.	Any module_id associated with a registered module may be queried by

       The and definitions are:

   Notes
       is currently implemented as a macro.

   Security Restrictions
       For  nonprivileged processes, returns all module information except address and size of module object file sections in memory.  To retrieve
       all information of the module including the address and size of the module object file sections in memory using the process must be a supe-
       ruser process or a privileged process with privilege.

       See privileges(5) for more information about the privilege.

RETURN VALUE

       returns one of the following values:

	      Success.

	      Failure.
		     It sets to indicate the error.

ERRORS

       sets to one of the following values if the corresponding condition is detected.

       module_id      does not match any loaded or registered module when get_next_module is FALSE or module_id is greater than the identifier for
		      any loaded module when get_next_module is TRUE.

       The Dynamically Loadable Kernel Module feature is not initialized.

SEE ALSO

       kcmodule(1M), modload(2), privileges(5).

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