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 v8 00/43] dyndbg: fix classmaps API for DRM, query extensions, and selftests
  2026-09-05 18:14 · 2 replies in 7d · Jim Cromie via B4 Relay <devnull+jim.cromie.gmail.com@kernel.org>
• HOTtoday [PATCH v10 0/2] module: Extend module_blacklist parameter to built-in modules
  2026-09-04 14:34 · 3 replies in 7d · Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@atomlin.com>
• HOTtoday [PATCH] module: validate sh_name for SHT_NULL sections
  2026-09-05 11:08 · 0 replies in 7d · liuc63 <hidden>
• HOTtoday [PATCH v3 0/2] driver core: add TAINT_FORCED_BIND for when userspace manually messes with devices and drivers
  2026-09-04 05:12 · 1 reply in 7d · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• WARM1d [PATCH v7 0/4] alloc_tag and module codetag section fixes
  2026-09-02 08:17 · 2 replies in 7d · Hao Ge <hao.ge@linux.dev>
• COOLING4d [PATCH v2 bpf-next 00/18] Support inline functions in BTF
  2026-09-01 16:59 · 1 reply in 7d · Alan Maguire <hidden>
• COOLING5d [PATCH v2 0/2] driver core: add TAINT_FORCED_BIND for when userspace manually messes with devices and drivers
  2026-08-31 10:52 · 1 reply in 7d · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• COOLING4d [RFC PATCH v6 0/2] module: allocate codetag sections before the regular module layout
  2026-08-31 07:20 · 1 reply in 7d · Hao Ge <hao.ge@linux.dev>

Active reviewers (last 30 days)

• Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
  9 attestations (2 Acked-by, 2 Reviewed-by, 5 Suggested-by) · last on 2026-08-27
• Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
  5 attestations (5 Reported-by) · last on 2026-09-02
• Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>
  4 attestations (2 Reviewed-by, 2 Tested-by) · last on 2026-09-04
• Huacai Chen <hidden>
  3 attestations (3 Reviewed-by) · last on 2026-08-20
• Louis Chauvet <louis.chauvet@bootlin.com>
  2 attestations (2 Reviewed-by) · last on 2026-09-05
• Bradley Morgan <hidden>
  2 attestations (2 Reviewed-by) · last on 2026-09-04
• Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
  2 attestations (2 Suggested-by) · last on 2026-08-12
• Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
  2 attestations (2 Reviewed-by) · last on 2026-08-11
• Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
  2 attestations (2 Reviewed-by) · last on 2026-08-11
• Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
  2 attestations (2 Acked-by) · last on 2026-08-11

Recent patches

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

• HOTtoday 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>
• HOTtoday 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>
• HOTtoday [PATCH] module: validate sh_name for SHT_NULL sections
  2026-09-05 · liuc63 <hidden>
• HOTtoday Re: [PATCH v10 1/2] module: Extend module_blacklist parameter to built-in modules
  2026-09-04 · Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@atomlin.com>
• HOTtoday 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>
• HOTtoday [PATCH v10 2/2] module: Rename module_blacklist to module_denylist
  2026-09-03 · Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@atomlin.com>
• HOTtoday [PATCH v10 1/2] module: Extend module_blacklist parameter to built-in modules
  2026-09-03 · Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@atomlin.com>
• WARM1d [PATCH v7 3/4] module: allocate codetag sections before the regular module layout
  2026-09-02 · Hao Ge <hao.ge@linux.dev>
• WARM1d [PATCH v7 2/4] module: introduce SH_ENTSIZE_STANDALONE for separately allocated sections
  2026-09-02 · Hao Ge <hao.ge@linux.dev>
• COOLING4d [PATCH v2 bpf-next 14/18] btf: Make vmlinux, module inline info available in /sys/kernel/btf
  2026-09-01 · Alan Maguire <hidden>
• COOLING5d 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>
• COOLING4d [RFC PATCH v6 2/2] module: allocate codetag sections before the regular module layout
  2026-08-31 · Hao Ge <hao.ge@linux.dev>
• COOLING10d IN LINUX-NEXT: 1 (0M) [PATCH v2] module: fix lost error code from codetag_load_module()
  2026-08-27 · Hao Ge <hao.ge@linux.dev>
• COOLING9d [PATCH 1/2] module: pull out add_taint_module() to be public
  2026-08-26 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• COOLING10d Re: [PATCH] module: fix lost error code from codetag_load_module()
  2026-08-26 · Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
• COOLING6d Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] alloc_tag: fix undetected compressed tag overflow when profiling is disabled
  2026-08-26 · Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
• COOLING10d [PATCH] module: fix lost error code from codetag_load_module()
  2026-08-24 · Hao Ge <hao.ge@linux.dev>
• WARM3d [RFC PATCH 4/9] module: Allocate MOD_INIT_TEXT from the MOD_TEXT ROX allocation
  2026-08-22 · Ard Biesheuvel <hidden>
• COOLING4d REVIEWED: 2 (1M) [PATCH v4 3/3] module/kallsyms: Ignore local labels and mapping symbols during module load
  2026-08-20 · Tiezhu Yang <yangtiezhu@loongson.cn>
• COOLING4d REVIEWED: 1 (0M) [PATCH v4 1/3] module/kallsyms: Rename is_mapping_symbol() to is_ignored_kernel_symbol()
  2026-08-20 · Tiezhu Yang <yangtiezhu@loongson.cn>
• COOLING4d REVIEWED: 2 (1M) [PATCH v4 2/3] module/kallsyms: Refactor current symbol filtering into is_core_symbol()
  2026-08-20 · Tiezhu Yang <yangtiezhu@loongson.cn>
• COLD20d [RFC PATCH 2/3] module: move codetag section placement decision to layout_sections()
  2026-08-13 · Hao Ge <hao.ge@linux.dev>
• COLD22d Re: [PATCH 03/14] objtool/klp: Fix false module dependencies caused by dead relocs
  2026-08-12 · Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
• COOLING6d [PATCH v5 2/2] alloc_tag: fix undetected compressed tag overflow when profiling is disabled
  2026-08-12 · Hao Ge <hao.ge@linux.dev>
• COLD17d [PATCH v3 3/3] module/kallsyms: Filter out local and mapping symbols during module load
  2026-08-12 · Tiezhu Yang <yangtiezhu@loongson.cn>
• COLD17d [PATCH v3 2/3] module/kallsyms: Refactor current symbol filtering into is_kept_symbol()
  2026-08-12 · Tiezhu Yang <yangtiezhu@loongson.cn>
• COLD17d [PATCH v3 1/3] module/kallsyms: Rename is_mapping_symbol() to is_local_mapping_symbol()
  2026-08-12 · Tiezhu Yang <yangtiezhu@loongson.cn>
• DORMANTno replies [PATCH v3] tracing: Export live module tracepoint strings in printk_formats
  2026-08-11 · Cao Ruichuang <hidden>
• COLD25d Re: [PATCH v2] module/kallsyms: Filter out local mapping symbols during module load
  2026-08-11 · Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
• COLD25d [PATCH v2] module/kallsyms: Filter out local mapping symbols during module load
  2026-08-11 · Tiezhu Yang <yangtiezhu@loongson.cn>

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.

• STALE185d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v2 4/8] module: Give MODULE_SIG_STRING a more descriptive name
  2026-03-05 · Thomas Weißschuh <hidden> · 1 Reviewed-by
• STALE163d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v3 4/8] module: Give MODULE_SIG_STRING a more descriptive name
  2026-03-05 · Thomas Weißschuh <hidden> · 1 Reviewed-by
• STALE72d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v3] module: print version for external modules in print_modules()
  2026-03-10 · Yafang Shao <hidden> · 1 Reviewed-by
• STALE180d REVIEWED: 2 (1M) [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-5.15] module: Fix kernel panic when a symbol st_shndx is out of bounds
  2026-03-10 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> · 2 Reviewed-by
• STALE155d REVIEWED: 3 (2M) [PATCH v2 2/2] module: Simplify warning on positive returns from module_init()
  2026-03-30 · Lucas De Marchi <demarchi@kernel.org> · 3 Reviewed-by
• 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
• STALE116d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH 12/17] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
  2026-05-04 · Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com> · 1 Reviewed-by
• STALE104d 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
• STALE96d 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
• STALE95d 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

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.

• STALE192d [PATCH 06/17] crypto: add pluggable interface for builtin crypto modules
  2026-02-12 · Jay Wang <hidden>
• STALE192d [PATCH 10/17] build: add CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES support for the standalone crypto kernel module
  2026-02-12 · Jay Wang <hidden>
• STALE181d [PATCH 8/8] rust: macros: add configurable initcall levels to module! macro
  2026-02-26 · Matthew Wood <hidden>
• STALE186d [PATCH 4/8] module: Give MODULE_SIG_STRING a more descriptive name
  2026-03-02 · Thomas Weißschuh <hidden>
• STALE178d [PATCH 2/3] kallsyms: extend lineinfo to loadable modules
  2026-03-03 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• STALE184d [PATCH v4 4/8] module loader: use kflagstab instead of *_gpl sections
  2026-03-05 · Siddharth Nayyar <hidden>
• STALE184d [PATCH v4 6/8] module loader: deprecate usage of *_gpl sections
  2026-03-05 · Siddharth Nayyar <hidden>
• STALE163d [PATCH v4 4/8] module loader: use kflagstab instead of *_gpl sections
  2026-03-05 · Siddharth Nayyar <hidden>
• STALE163d [PATCH v4 6/8] module loader: deprecate usage of *_gpl sections
  2026-03-05 · Siddharth Nayyar <hidden>
• STALE181d [PATCH v2 2/4] kallsyms: extend lineinfo to loadable modules
  2026-03-07 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>