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moduload(S)


moduload -- unload a loadable kernel module on demand

Synopsis

   #include <sys/mod.h>
   

int moduload(int modid);

Description

moduload allows processes with privilege P_LOADMOD to demand-unload a loadable module--or all loadable modules--from a running system.

If modid specifies a module identifier, moduload attempts to unload that module. If modid specifies 0 (zero), moduload attempts to unload all loadable modules.

Loadable modules are considered unloadable if all of the following conditions are true:

When moduload finds that it cannot demand-unload a module for one of the reasons cited above, it flags the module as a candidate for subsequent unloading by the kernel's auto-unload mechanism.

Tasks performed during the unload operation include:

Return values

On success, moduload returns 0. On failure, moduload returns -1 and sets errno to identify the error.

Errors

In the following conditions, moduload fails and sets errno to:

EBUSY
Outstanding references to this module exist, or modules that depend on this module are currently loaded, or profiling is not enabled, or this module is in the process of being loaded or unloaded.

EINVAL
modid does not specify a valid loadable module identifier, or modid is not currently loaded.

EPERM
The caller does not possess P_LOADMOD privileges.

ENOSYS
Unable to perform the requested operation because the loadable modules functions are not configured into the system.

References

modadmin(ADM), modload(S), modpath(S), modstat(S)
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