HP-UX Reference (11i v2 04/09) - 2 System Calls (vol 5)

moduload(2) moduload(2)

NAME

moduload - unload a kernel module on demand

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/mod.h>

int moduload(long

module_id );

DESCRIPTION

moduload allows users with appropriate privilege to demand unload one or all unloadable modules from

the running kernel. A module is considered unloadable if it is not currently in use, if no module depend-

ing on it is currently loaded, and if the module is not being loaded or unloaded from the kernel. If

module_id is set to 0 (zero),

moduload attempts to unload all unloadable modules, otherwise

moduload

attempts to unload the module speciﬁed by module_id .

Notes

moduload is currently implemented as a macro.

RETURN VALUE

On success,

moduload returns 0, otherwise it returns -1 and sets

errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS

moduload fails if one or more of the following are true:

[EINVAL] module_id does not correspond to any valid currently loaded kernel module.

[EPERM] The calling process does not have appropriate privilege.

[EBUSY] There are outstanding references to the module, or modules that depend on this module

are currently loaded, or proﬁling is enabled, or the module is in the process of being

loaded or unloaded from the kernel.

[ENOSYS] The Dynamically Loadable Kernel Module feature is not initialized.