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--remove-holders was not implying --remove, which means that if the user called `modprobe --remove-holders xe` it would actually try to insert the xe module. Fix it and spell it out in the man page about one option implying the other. Considering i915 is not currently loaded: Before: kmod $ ./build/modprobe -v --dry-run --remove-holders i915 insmod /lib/modules/6.14.11-1-MANJARO/kernel/drivers/char/agp/intel-gtt.ko.zst insmod /lib/modules/6.14.11-1-MANJARO/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915.ko.zst kmod $ After: kmod $ ./build/modprobe -v --dry-run --remove-holders i915 kmod $ Signed-off-by: Lucas De Marchi <lucas.de.marchi@gmail.com> Link: https://github.com/kmod-project/kmod/pull/372
kmod - Linux kernel module handling
OVERVIEW
kmod is a set of tools to handle common tasks with Linux kernel modules like insert, remove, list, check properties, resolve dependencies and aliases.
These tools are designed on top of libkmod, a library that is shipped with kmod. See libkmod/README for more details on this library and how to use it. The aim is to be compatible with tools, configurations and indexes from module-init-tools project.
Links
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Mailing list (no subscription needed): linux-modules@vger.kernel.org
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Mailing list archives: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-modules/
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Signed packages: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/kmod/
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Git:
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License:
- LGPLv2.1+ for libkmod, testsuite and helper libraries
- GPLv2+ for tools/*
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Irc:
#kmodon irc.oftc.net
Compilation and installation
In order to compile the source code you need:
- C11 compiler, supporting a range of GNU extensions - GCC 8+, Clang 6+
- POSIX.1-2008 C runtime library - Bionic, GNU C library, musl
Optional dependencies, required with the default build configuration:
- ZLIB library
- LZMA library
- ZSTD library
- OPENSSL library (signature handling in modinfo)
Typical configuration and installation
meson setup builddir/
meson compile -C builddir/
sudo meson install -C builddir/
For end-user and distributions builds, it's recommended to use:
meson setup --buildtype release builddir/
Hacking
When working on kmod, use the included build-dev.ini file, as:
meson setup --native-file build-dev.ini builddir/
Make sure to read our contributing guide and the other READMEs: libkmod and testsuite.
Compatibility with module-init-tools
kmod replaced module-init-tools, which was EOL'ed in 2011. All the tools were rewritten on top of libkmod and they can be used as drop in replacements. Along the years there were a few behavior changes and new features implemented, following feedback from Linux kernel community and distros.