insmod and rmmod in Linux Device Drivers

Question

What happens while we do insmod & rmmod in Linux Device Drivers?

Answer 1

insmod: It is a tool used to attach a module to the running linux kernel. It will take the kernel object(.ko) and takes all of the executable code and data sections of the .ko and attach it to the running linux kernel.

rmmod: utilized to remove or deattach a module code from the running kernel