MODULE_VERSION(9)

💖 MODULE_VERSION 💖

okay bestie, welcome to MODULE_VERSION(9) — that's a section 9 kernel developer's manual page, and it's short but it's mighty 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

MODULE_VERSION — set kernel module version

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/module.h>

MODULE_VERSION(name, int version);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so like. the MODULE_VERSION() macro sets the version of the module called name. that's it, that's the whole vibe 💅

and the reason you'd even care? because once your module has a version, other kernel modules can depend on this module. literally the social network of the kernel. see MODULE_DEPEND(9) for the deets on that whole situationship ✨

🎀 EXAMPLES 🎀

MODULE_VERSION(foo, 1);

iconic. slay. module foo, version 1. periodt 🔥

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• DECLARE_MODULE(9)
• module(9)
• MODULE_DEPEND(9)

go read them, i promise they're worth it 💜

👑 AUTHORS 👑

This manual page was written by Alexander Langer <alex@FreeBSD.org>. king behavior, no cap 🌟

and that's a wrap, bestie 💖 this lil page came from the Debian edition, dated March 11, 2001 — vintage but still serving looks ✨ go forth and version your modules, i believe in you 🧚