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diff --git a/man2/init_module.2 b/man2/init_module.2 index 0deb15ac4a..8d4831abb7 100644 --- a/man2/init_module.2 +++ b/man2/init_module.2 @@ -244,15 +244,13 @@ fails and is set to the value returned by the .I init function. -.SH VERSIONS -.BR finit_module () -is available since Linux 3.8. .SH STANDARDS -.BR init_module () -and +Linux. +.SH HISTORY +.TP .BR finit_module () -are Linux-specific. -.SH NOTES +Linux 3.8. +.PP The .BR init_module () system call is not supported by glibc. @@ -263,15 +261,6 @@ it is (before glibc 2.23) sufficient to manually declare the interface in your code; alternatively, you can invoke the system call using .BR syscall (2). -.PP -Information about currently loaded modules can be found in -.I /proc/modules -and in the file trees under the per-module subdirectories under -.IR /sys/module . -.PP -See the Linux kernel source file -.I include/linux/module.h -for some useful background information. .SS Linux 2.4 and earlier In Linux 2.4 and earlier, the .BR init_module () @@ -336,6 +325,15 @@ and are expected to point within the module body and be initialized as appropriate for kernel space, that is, relocated with the rest of the module. +.SH NOTES +Information about currently loaded modules can be found in +.I /proc/modules +and in the file trees under the per-module subdirectories under +.IR /sys/module . +.PP +See the Linux kernel source file +.I include/linux/module.h +for some useful background information. .SH SEE ALSO .BR create_module (2), .BR delete_module (2), |