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22.8. Additional Resources

For more information on kernel modules and their utilities, refer to the following resources.

Manual Page Documentation

  • man lsmod — The lsmod manual page contains usage information and explanation of all options.
  • man modinfo — The modinfo manual page contains usage information and explanation of all options.
  • man modprobe — The modprobe manual page contains usage information and explanation of all options.
  • man rmmod — The rmmod manual page contains usage information and explanation of all options.
  • man ethtool — The ethtool manual page contains usage information and explanation of all options.
  • man mii-tool — The mii-tool manual page contains usage information and explanation of all options.

Installable and External Documentation

  • /usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-<kernel_version>/Documentation/ — This directory, which is provided by the kernel-doc package, contains information on the kernel, kernel modules, and their respective parameters. Before accessing the kernel documentation, you must run the following command as root:
    ~]# yum install kernel-doc
    
  • Linux Loadable Kernel Module HOWTO — The Linux Loadable Kernel Module HOWTO from the Linux Documentation Project contains further information on working with kernel modules.

 
 
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