__REQUEST_MODULE(9)                       Module Support                      __REQUEST_MODULE(9)



NAME
       __request_module - try to load a kernel module

SYNOPSIS
       int __request_module(bool wait, const char * fmt, ...);

ARGUMENTS
       wait
           wait (or not) for the operation to complete

       fmt
           printf style format string for the name of the module @...: arguments as specified in
           the format string

       ...
           variable arguments

DESCRIPTION
       Load a module using the user mode module loader. The function returns zero on success or a
       negative errno code or positive exit code from “modprobe” on failure. Note that a
       successful module load does not mean the module did not then unload and exit on an error
       of its own. Callers must check that the service they requested is now available not
       blindly invoke it.

       If module auto-loading support is disabled then this function becomes a no-operation.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                       __REQUEST_MODULE(9)