During kernel module development, it can be very useful having some way to dynamically set some variables during module insertion and not only at compile time. In Linux, this can be done by using the kernel module's parameters, which allow arguments to be passed to a module by specifying them on the command line of the insmod command.
Using module parameters
Getting ready
In order to show an example, let's consider a situation where we have a new module information file, module_par.c (this file is also in our GitHub repository).
How to do it...
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