module support · Maintained

Maintainers

• M Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
• M Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
• M Daniel Gomez <da.gomez@kernel.org>
• M Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com>
• R Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@atomlin.com>

Paths

• F include/linux/kmod.h
• F include/linux/module*.h
• F kernel/module/
• F lib/test_kmod.c
• F lib/tests/module/
• F rust/kernel/module*.rs
• F rust/macros/module.rs
• F scripts/module*
• F tools/testing/selftests/kmod/
• F tools/testing/selftests/module/

Last 30 days

Most active threads (last 7 days)

• HOTtoday [PATCH v11 00/38] dyndbg: Fix classmaps API for subsystems, query extensions, selftests
  2026-09-23 22:35 · 2 replies in 7d · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>

Active reviewers (last 30 days)

• Louis Chauvet <louis.chauvet@bootlin.com>
  8 attestations (8 Reviewed-by) · last on 2026-09-23
• Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>
  6 attestations (3 Reviewed-by, 3 Tested-by) · last on 2026-09-14
• Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
  2 attestations (1 Reported-by, 1 Reviewed-by) · last on 2026-09-14
• Bradley Morgan <hidden>
  2 attestations (2 Reviewed-by) · last on 2026-09-14
• Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
  1 attestation (1 Suggested-by) · last on 2026-09-17

Recent patches

Most-recent 30 patches in this subsystem on linux-doc (capped at 30), ordered by date desc.

• HOTtoday REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v11 23/38] dyndbg-API: replace DECLARE_DYNDBG_CLASSMAP
  2026-09-23 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
• HOTtoday REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v11 20/38] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-09-23 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
• COOLING8d [PATCH v9 3/4] kallsyms: delta-compress lineinfo tables for ~2.7x size reduction
  2026-09-17 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• COOLING8d [PATCH v9 2/4] kallsyms: extend lineinfo to loadable modules
  2026-09-17 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• COOLING5d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v10 20/38] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-09-16 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
• COOLING5d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v10 23/38] dyndbg-API: replace DECLARE_DYNDBG_CLASSMAP
  2026-09-16 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
• WARM2d [PATCH v4 2/3] module: fix up documentation for add_taint() and add_taint_module()
  2026-09-14 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• WARM2d REVIEWED: 8 (7M) [PATCH v4 1/3] module: pull out add_taint_module() to be public
  2026-09-14 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• COOLING14d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v9 21/39] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-09-09 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
• COOLING14d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v9 24/39] dyndbg-API: replace DECLARE_DYNDBG_CLASSMAP
  2026-09-09 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
• COLD20d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v8 27/43] dyndbg-API: replace DECLARE_DYNDBG_CLASSMAP
  2026-09-05 · Jim Cromie via B4 Relay <devnull+jim.cromie.gmail.com@kernel.org>
• COLD20d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v8 24/43] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-09-05 · Jim Cromie via B4 Relay <devnull+jim.cromie.gmail.com@kernel.org>
• COLD20d REVIEWED: 7 (6M) [PATCH v3 1/2] module: pull out add_taint_module() to be public
  2026-09-04 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• COLD25d REVIEWED: 6 (6M) [PATCH v2 1/2] module: pull out add_taint_module() to be public
  2026-08-31 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• HOTtoday [PATCH 1/2] module: pull out add_taint_module() to be public
  2026-08-26 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• COLD55d [PATCH v8 3/4] kallsyms: delta-compress lineinfo tables for ~2.7x size reduction
  2026-08-01 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• COLD55d [PATCH v8 2/4] kallsyms: extend lineinfo to loadable modules
  2026-08-01 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• STALE64d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v7 28/29] dyndbg-API: replace DECLARE_DYNDBG_CLASSMAP
  2026-07-21 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
• STALE64d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v7 25/29] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-07-21 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
• COLD59d [PATCH v7 3/4] kallsyms: delta-compress lineinfo tables for ~2.7x size reduction
  2026-07-09 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• COLD59d [PATCH v7 2/4] kallsyms: extend lineinfo to loadable modules
  2026-07-09 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• STALE79d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v6 24/24] dyndbg-API: replace DECLARE_DYNDBG_CLASSMAP
  2026-07-08 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
• STALE79d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v6 20/24] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-07-08 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
• STALE81d [PATCH v6 3/4] kallsyms: delta-compress lineinfo tables for ~2.7x size reduction
  2026-07-06 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• STALE81d [PATCH v6 2/4] kallsyms: extend lineinfo to loadable modules
  2026-07-06 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• COLD26d REVIEWED: 4 (0M) [PATCH v19 01/40] dept: implement DEPT(DEPendency Tracker)
  2026-07-06 · Byungchul Park <byungchul@sk.com>
• STALE85d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v5 15/18] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-07-02 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
• STALE115d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v4 19/25] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-06-02 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
• STALE116d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v3 19/24] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-06-01 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
• STALE123d [PATCH v2 24/24] dyndbg: improve section names
  2026-05-23 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>

Needs attention (review trailers in, no pickup)

Patches with review trailers that haven't landed in mainline and haven't been Acked by a maintainer. Oldest first.

• DORMANTno replies REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v14 19/92] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-04-23 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com> · 1 Reviewed-by
• STALE123d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v2 19/24] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-05-23 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com> · 1 Reviewed-by
• STALE116d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v3 19/24] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-06-01 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com> · 1 Reviewed-by
• STALE115d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v4 19/25] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-06-02 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com> · 1 Reviewed-by
• STALE85d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v5 15/18] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-07-02 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com> · 1 Reviewed-by
• COLD25d REVIEWED: 6 (6M) [PATCH v2 1/2] module: pull out add_taint_module() to be public
  2026-08-31 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> · 1 Reviewed-by, 1 Tested-by
• COLD20d REVIEWED: 7 (6M) [PATCH v3 1/2] module: pull out add_taint_module() to be public
  2026-09-04 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> · 2 Reviewed-by, 1 Tested-by
• COLD20d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v8 24/43] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-09-05 · Jim Cromie via B4 Relay <devnull+jim.cromie.gmail.com@kernel.org> · 1 Reviewed-by
• COLD20d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v8 27/43] dyndbg-API: replace DECLARE_DYNDBG_CLASSMAP
  2026-09-05 · Jim Cromie via B4 Relay <devnull+jim.cromie.gmail.com@kernel.org> · 1 Reviewed-by
• COOLING14d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v9 21/39] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-09-09 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com> · 1 Reviewed-by

Quiet for 30+ days

Patches with no review trailers and no replies. Either the author is heads-down elsewhere or these slipped through. Oldest first.

• STALE198d [PATCH 2/3] kallsyms: extend lineinfo to loadable modules
  2026-03-03 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• STALE204d [PATCH v4 4/8] module loader: use kflagstab instead of *_gpl sections
  2026-03-05 · Siddharth Nayyar <hidden>
• STALE204d [PATCH v4 6/8] module loader: deprecate usage of *_gpl sections
  2026-03-05 · Siddharth Nayyar <hidden>
• STALE183d [PATCH v4 4/8] module loader: use kflagstab instead of *_gpl sections
  2026-03-05 · Siddharth Nayyar <hidden>
• STALE183d [PATCH v4 6/8] module loader: deprecate usage of *_gpl sections
  2026-03-05 · Siddharth Nayyar <hidden>
• STALE201d [PATCH v2 2/4] kallsyms: extend lineinfo to loadable modules
  2026-03-07 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• STALE186d [PATCH v4 2/4] kallsyms: extend lineinfo to loadable modules
  2026-03-22 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• STALE144d [PATCH v6 03/11] umh: add dirfd parameter
  2026-05-04 · Thomas Weißschuh <hidden>
• STALE144d [PATCH v5 2/4] kallsyms: extend lineinfo to loadable modules
  2026-05-04 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• COLD52d [PATCH v5 04/14] module: Drop pointless debugging message
  2026-05-05 · Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>