Hi, "your module > will be loaded automatically when a user uses your module (thro system > call)" u mean when the user uses my new system call. anyway i checked /lib/modules/2.4.2-2/ directory there is no misc directory under it so i created a directory in the name "misc" and put my module inside that directory and called the system call using a user program it didnt work.I wonder how the kernel will know which module to be loaded. Please clarify it.I m totally lost. thanks and regards, mohan. On Thursday 04 October 2001 14:13, you wrote: > Hi, > > If you want your module to be loaded automatically, then place your module > inside the "/lib/modules/<version>/misc" directory, so that your module > will be loaded automatically when a user uses your module (thro system > call). Also this module will be automatically unloaded once when it not in > use. > > Hope it helps. > > Warm regards, > Mouli > > "C.Mohanasundaram" wrote: > > thanks for ur quick response Mr.mouli > > > > the reason why want the module concept is i m not allowed to recompile > > the kernel. Actually we are adding a patch kind of a thing for the kernel > > that comes with RedHat 7.1(2.4.2-2).The user programs should be able to > > use the new system call. > > Is there a way to accomplish that. > > I tried modifying /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit adding a line > > "insmod mymod.o" > > it solves my problem > > but as our's is a product i m looking for a more elegent solution. > > > > thanks and regards, > > mohan. > > > > On Thursday 04 October 2001 11:40, you wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > If you want your system call to be present all the time, then why do > > > you want the module concept? Just add your entry in "entry.S" file and > > > also in "asm/unistd.h" file so that your system call becomes a > > > permanent addition in the OS. But think twice before doing this, since > > > the goal you want to achieve > > > can be accomplished through other means like a driver. > > > > > > Warm regards, > > > Mouli. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > "If you want a thing well done, do it yourself." > > > -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: owner-kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org > > > [mailto:owner-kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org]On Behalf Of C.Mohanasundaram > > > Sent: Thursday, 4 October 2001 11:14 AM > > > To: kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org > > > Subject: loading a module > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I wrote a system call and loaded the module using insmod from my user > > > land C program and called the system call. Everything worked fine.I > > > tried all these as a root.But if i want to try this as some other user > > > i know i wont be able to load the module.Is there a way to overcome > > > this.The main idea is all the users should be able to use the new > > > system call.Is there a way like loading the module at the boot time or > > > something so that it will be available all the > > > time and when the machine is shutdown it should be unloaded. > > > > > > thanks and regards, > > > mohan. > > > > > > - > > > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > > > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > > > IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies > > > Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/ > > > > - > > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > > IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies > > Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/ - Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/
