Introduction to Linux Loadable Kernel Modules
tldp.org › HOWTO › Module-HOWTOLoadable kernel modules are often called just kernel modules or just modules, but those are rather misleading terms because there are lots of kinds of modules in the world and various pieces built into the base kernel can easily be called modules. We use the term loadable kernel module or LKM for the particular kinds of modules this HOWTO is about.
Loadable kernel module - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Loadable_kernel_moduleLoadable kernel module. In computing, a loadable kernel module ( LKM) is an object file that contains code to extend the running kernel, or so-called base kernel, of an operating system. LKMs are typically used to add support for new hardware (as device drivers) and/or filesystems, or for adding system calls. When the functionality provided by ...