You can use the "modinfo" utility (Do "man modinfo".) In particular
modinfo -p driver.o
will give any parameters that can be set in driver.o. If the module
author has used the MODULE_PARM_DESC() macro, more documentation
can be found.
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>I was recently looking for a single location where all the possible
>module parameters for the linux kernel was located.
>
>I figured I would look at the source first, hoping that each module
>maintaier would clearly document at the beginning of each .c file all of
>the parameters his or her module can accept. Sadly, that's not always
>the case. Some modules are well documented, others are a complete
>mystery. If I was a programmer myself, I might be able to determine from
>the code itself what parameters are possible, but that's not one of my
>talents. Could any and all of you please take the time to document your
>code, and keep the comments up to date when it changes? I think that in
>the source code itself is the best place for such documentation, as you
>have the chance to fix the docs with every patch, and the source is
>always included in each distribution. Then from the source can any
>exterior documentation be gleaned. Those of us who don't speak C would
>really appreciate it.
>Thanks In Advance.
>Chris Kloiber
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