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<h2 class='titleHead'>The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide</h2>
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<h2 class='titleHead'>The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide</h2>
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<div class='author'><span class='ecrm-1200'>Peter Jay Salzman, Michael Burian, Ori Pomerantz, Bob Mottram, Jim Huang</span></div><br />
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<div class='author'><span class='ecrm-1200'>Peter Jay Salzman, Michael Burian, Ori Pomerantz, Bob Mottram, Jim Huang</span></div><br />
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-<div class='date'><span class='ecrm-1200'>April 25, 2024</span></div>
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+<div class='date'><span class='ecrm-1200'>May 5, 2024</span></div>
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@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ module remains inactive until the kernel requires its code.
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</p><!-- l. 719 --><p class='indent'> All modules conclude by invoking either
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</p><!-- l. 719 --><p class='indent'> All modules conclude by invoking either
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<code> <span class='ectt-1000'>cleanup_module</span>
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<code> <span class='ectt-1000'>cleanup_module</span>
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</code> or a function specified through the <code> <span class='ectt-1000'>module_exit</span>
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</code> or a function specified through the <code> <span class='ectt-1000'>module_exit</span>
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-</code>call. This serves as the module’s exit function, reversing the actions of the entry
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+</code> call. This serves as the module’s exit function, reversing the actions of the entry
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function by unregistering the previously registered functionalities.
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function by unregistering the previously registered functionalities.
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</p><!-- l. 722 --><p class='indent'> It is mandatory for every module to have both an entry and an exit function. While
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</p><!-- l. 722 --><p class='indent'> It is mandatory for every module to have both an entry and an exit function. While
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there are multiple methods to define these functions, the terms “entry function” and
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there are multiple methods to define these functions, the terms “entry function” and
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@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ there are multiple methods to define these functions, the terms “entry functio
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is <code> <span class='ectt-1000'>printf()</span>
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is <code> <span class='ectt-1000'>printf()</span>
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</code>. You use these library functions which are provided by the standard C
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</code>. You use these library functions which are provided by the standard C
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library, libc. The definitions for these functions do not actually enter
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library, libc. The definitions for these functions do not actually enter
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-your program until the linking stage, which insures that the code (for
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+your program until the linking stage, which ensures that the code (for
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<code> <span class='ectt-1000'>printf()</span>
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<code> <span class='ectt-1000'>printf()</span>
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</code> for example) is available, and fixes the call instruction to point to that
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</code> for example) is available, and fixes the call instruction to point to that
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code.
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code.
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