mod_check_sig(9)

💅 mod_check_sig(9) 💅

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual, bestie — today’s main character is mod_check_sig, and its whole thing is checking that the given signature is sane. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

mod_check_sig — check that the given signature is sane 💖

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int mod_check_sig (const struct module_signature *ms , size_t file_len ,
       const char *name );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• ms — the signature to check. this is the signature bestie, go off 👑
• file_len — size of the file to which ms is appended. literally the file length vibe check 📏
• name — what is being checked. it’s used for error messages, so it’s the “who dis” label 🫶

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./kernel/module_signature.c — go read it, iykyk 💜

xoxo, your ./kernel source/version bestie, dated October 2026 — slay and stay sane 💅✨