in the linux, lsmod lists a lot of modules. but how can we find where those module loaded from.
for some modules,linux command "modprobe -l" shows a path but some are not.
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i also tried "find" and "locate". both of them lists all kind of versions
locate fake
/svf/SVDrv/kernel/linux/.fake.ko.cmd
/svf/SVDrv/kernel/linux/.fake.mod.o.cmd
/svf/SVDrv/kernel/linux/.fake.o.cmd
/svf/SVDrv/kernel/linux/fake.ko
/svf/SVDrv/kernel/linux/fake.mod.o
/svf/SVDrv/kernel/linux/fake.o
/svf/SVDrv.03.11.2014.16.00/kernel/linux/.fake.ko.cmd
/svf/SVDrv.03.11.2014.16.00/kernel/linux/.fake.mod.o.cmd
/svf/SVDrv.03.11.2014.16.00/kernel/linux/.fake.o.cmd
/svf/SVDrv.03.11.2014.16.00/kernel/linux/fake.ko
/svf/SVDrv.03.11.2014.16.00/kernel/linux/fake.mod.o
/svf/SVDrv.03.11.2014.16.00/kernel/linux/fake.o
/svf/SVDrv.04.29.2014.17.39/kernel/linux/.fake.ko.cmd
/svf/SVDrv.04.29.2014.17.39/kernel/linux/.fake.mod.o.cmd
/svf/SVDrv.04.29.2014.17.39/kernel/linux/.fake.o.cmd
/svf/SVDrv.04.29.2014.17.39/kernel/linux/fake.ko
/svf/SVDrv.04.29.2014.17.39/kernel/linux/fake.mod.o
/svf/SVDrv.04.29.2014.17.39/kernel/linux/fake.o
/svf/SVDrv.05.05.2014.11.25/kernel/linux/.fake.ko.cmd
/svf/SVDrv.05.05.2014.11.25/kernel/linux/.fake.mod.o.cmd
/svf/SVDrv.05.05.2014.11.25/kernel/linux/.fake.o.cmd
/svf/SVDrv.05.05.2014.11.25/kernel/linux/fake.ko
/svf/SVDrv.05.05.2014.11.25/kernel/linux/fake.mod.o
/svf/SVDrv.05.05.2014.11.25/kernel/linux/fake.o
/svf/SVDrv.05.05.2014.17.43/kernel/linux/.fake.ko.cmd
/svf/SVDrv.05.05.2014.17.43/kernel/linux/.fake.mod.o.cmd
/svf/SVDrv.05.05.2014.17.43/kernel/linux/.fake.o.cmd
/svf/SVDrv.05.05.2014.17.43/kernel/linux/fake.ko
/svf/SVDrv.05.05.2014.17.43/kernel/linux/fake.mod.o
/svf/SVDrv.05.05.2014.17.43/kernel/linux/fake.o
/svf/SVDrv.05.07.2014.14.59/kernel/linux/.fake.ko.cmd
/svf/SVDrv.05.07.2014.14.59/kernel/linux/.fake.mod.o.cmd
/svf/SVDrv.05.07.2014.14.59/kernel/linux/.fake.o.cmd
/svf/SVDrv.05.07.2014.14.59/kernel/linux/fake.ko
/svf/SVDrv.05.07.2014.14.59/kernel/linux/fake.mod.o
/svf/SVDrv.05.07.2014.14.59/kernel/linux/fake.o
You can use "locate" or "find" command on these modules to find where they are , for example
[root@localhost core_src]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
iptable_filter 2793 0
ipt_MASQUERADE 2466 1
iptable_nat 6158 1
vmware_balloon 7199 0
i2c_piix4 12608 0
i2c_core 31276 1 i2c_piix4
shpchp 33482 0
ext4 371331 2
mbcache 8144 1 ext4
jbd2 93312 1 ext4
sd_mod 39488 4
crc_t10dif 1541 1 sd_mod
sr_mod 16228 0
cdrom 39803 1 sr_mod
mptspi 17051 3
mptscsih 36828 1 mptspi
mptbase 94005 2 mptspi,mptscsih
scsi_transport_spi 26151 1 mptspi
pata_acpi 3701 0
ata_generic 3837 0
ata_piix 22846 0
dm_mirror 14101 0
dm_region_hash 12170 1 dm_mirror
dm_log 10122 2 dm_mirror,dm_region_hash
dm_mod 81692 2 dm_mirror,dm_log
[root@localhost core_src]# locate vmware_balloon
/lib/modules/2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/misc/vmware_balloon.ko