kernel module address

Nils Kassube kassube at gmx.net
Sat Jul 26 06:23:24 UTC 2014


Xin Tong wrote:
> I am unable to get module addresses in ubuntu. why are all the
> addresses 0x0000000000000000
> 
> xtong at socrates:~$ uname -a
> Linux socrates 3.13.0-24-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 10 19:11:08
> UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> xtong at socrates:~$ cat /etc/issue
> Ubuntu 14.04 LTS \n \l

That's a bit outdated. The current kernel is 3.13.0-32-generic and 
meanwhile we have 14.04.1. But of course that has nothing to do with 
your problem.

> xtong at socrates:~$ cat /proc/modules
> snd_seq 61560 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event, Live
> 0x0000000000000000
[...]

You need root privilege to read the module addresses. Try 

sudo cat /proc/modules


Nils




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