[Question] What is insmod ’ing?

[mengxinayan]

I raise a question when I read section 5.2, What does insmod ’ing mean. I tried to search it in Google, but I didn't find anything:(. I'm not sure if this is a slip of a pen.

5.2 Functions available to modules
Kernel modules are different here, too. In the hello world example, you might have noticed that we used a function, pr_info() but did not include a standard I/O library. That is because modules are object files whose symbols get resolved upon insmod ’ing. The definition for the symbols comes from the kernel itself; the only external functions you can use are the ones provided by the kernel. If you’re curious about what symbols have been exported by your kernel, take a look at /proc/kallsyms.

Thanks.

[hckuo2]

It means installing a loadable kernel module via tools like modprobe or insmod.

[jserv]

Thank @mengxinayan and @hckuo for clarifying.