kernel/include/linux/kmod.h

#ifndef __LINUX_KMOD_H__
#define __LINUX_KMOD_H__

/*
 *	include/linux/kmod.h
 *
 *      This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *      it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *      the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 *      (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *      This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *      but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *      MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *      GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 *      You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *      along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 *      Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 */

#include <linux/umh.h>
#include <linux/gfp.h>
#include <linux/stddef.h>
#include <linux/errno.h>
#include <linux/compiler.h>
#include <linux/workqueue.h>
#include <linux/sysctl.h>

#define KMOD_PATH_LEN 256

#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
extern char modprobe_path[]; /* for sysctl */
/* modprobe exit status on success, -ve on error.  Return value
 * usually useless though. */
extern __printf(2, 3)
int __request_module(bool wait, const char *name, ...);
#define request_module(mod...) __request_module(true, mod)
#define request_module_nowait(mod...) __request_module(false, mod)
#define try_then_request_module(x, mod...) \
	((x) ?: (__request_module(true, mod), (x)))
#else
static inline int request_module(const char *name, ...) { return -ENOSYS; }
static inline int request_module_nowait(const char *name, ...) { return -ENOSYS; }
#define try_then_request_module(x, mod...) (x)
#endif

#endif /* __LINUX_KMOD_H__ */