Re: cleanup_module/delete_module.

[Keith Owens]

On Thu, 5 Jul 2001 20:14:41 -0700 (PDT), 
sendhil kumar <[e-mail]> wrote:
>I want to know the difference between the
>cleanup_module and delete_module system call. Can any
>one please clarify my doubt.

insmod inserts the address of cleanup_module() in the module structure
at load time.  When syscall delete_module() is about to remove the
module, it calls the module's clean up routine, if it exists.  So
cleanup_module() is invoked during module deletion to let the module do
any local clean up.