STRUCT MODULE(9)

✨ struct module(9) ✨

okay bestie, this is the Kernel API Manual page for struct module — literally the vibe that represents a module (vmlinux or *.ko). no cap, every field and every note is staying, so let’s go 💅

💖 NAME 💖

struct module — represent a module (vmlinux or *.ko)

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

       struct module {
           struct list_head list;
           struct list_head exported_symbols;
           struct list_head unresolved_symbols;
           const char *dump_file;
           bool is_gpl_compatible;
           bool is_vmlinux;
           bool seen;
           bool has_init;
           bool has_cleanup;
           char srcversion[25];
           struct list_head missing_namespaces;
           struct list_head imported_namespaces;
           struct list_head aliases;
           char *no_trim_symbol;
           unsigned int no_trim_symbol_len;
           char name[];
        };

🎀 Members 🎀

these are the member notes, bestie — short, sweet, and factual:

• dump_file — path to the .symvers file if loaded from a file
• aliases — list head for module_aliases
• no_trim_symbol — .no_trim_symbol section data
• no_trim_symbol_len — length of the .no_trim_symbol section

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./scripts/mod/modpost.h
• struct module_alias(9)

source/version: ./scripts/mod · date: October 2026 — mwah, bestie 💋🎀