Is there a way to figure out what is using a Linux kernel module?

Question

If I load a kernel module and list the loaded modules with lsmod, I can get the \"use count\" of the module (number of other modules with a reference to the mod

Answer 1

For anyone desperate to figure out why they can't reload modules, I was able to work around this problem by

• Getting the path of the currently used module using "modinfo"
• rm -rfing it
• Copying the new module I wanted to load to the path it was in
• Typing "modprobe DRIVER_NAME.ko".