'\" t .\" Title: module_init .\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://docbook.sf.net/el/author] .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.78.1 .\" Date: May 2018 .\" Manual: Driver Basics .\" Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16.56 .\" Language: English .\" .TH "MODULE_INIT" "9" "May 2018" "Kernel Hackers Manual 3\&.16\&" "Driver Basics" .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * Define some portability stuff .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .\" http://bugs.debian.org/507673 .\" http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2009-02/msg00013.html .\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq .el .ds Aq ' .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * set default formatting .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" disable hyphenation .nh .\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only) .ad l .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE * .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .SH "NAME" module_init \- driver initialization entry point .SH "SYNOPSIS" .HP \w'module_init('u .BI "module_init(" "x" ");" .SH "ARGUMENTS" .PP \fIx\fR .RS 4 function to be run at kernel boot time or module insertion .RE .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP \fBmodule_init\fR will either be called during \fBdo_initcalls\fR (if builtin) or at module insertion time (if a module)\&. There can only be one per module\&. .SH "COPYRIGHT" .br