3 files changed, 18 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/modutils/insmod.c b/modutils/insmod.c
index 61ee5009b..4d211f50c 100644
--- a/modutils/insmod.c
+++ b/modutils/insmod.c
@@ -16,9 +16,17 @@ int insmod_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         char *filename;
         int rc;
 
+        /* Compat note:
+         * 2.6 style insmod has no options and required filename
+         * (not module name - .ko can't be omitted).
+         * 2.4 style insmod can take module name without .ko
+         * and performs module search in default directories
+         * or in $MODPATH.
+         */
+
         USE_FEATURE_2_4_MODULES(
                 getopt32(argv, INSMOD_OPTS INSMOD_ARGS);
-                argv += optind-1;
+                argv += optind - 1;
         );
 
         filename = *++argv;
diff --git a/modutils/modutils-24.c b/modutils/modutils-24.c
index ae0afd44c..ecab193ce 100644
--- a/modutils/modutils-24.c
+++ b/modutils/modutils-24.c
@@ -3810,7 +3810,7 @@ static void print_load_map(struct obj_file *f UNUSED_PARAM)
 }
 #endif
 
-int FAST_FUNC bb_init_module_24(const char *m_filename, const char *options UNUSED_PARAM)
+int FAST_FUNC bb_init_module_24(const char *m_filename, const char *options)
 {
         int k_crcs;
         unsigned long m_size;
@@ -3906,13 +3906,13 @@ int FAST_FUNC bb_init_module_24(const char *m_filename, const char *options UNUS
 
         m_addr = create_module(m_name, m_size);
         if (m_addr == (ElfW(Addr))(-1)) switch (errno) {
-                case EEXIST:
-                        bb_error_msg_and_die("a module named %s already exists", m_name);
-                case ENOMEM:
-                        bb_error_msg_and_die("can't allocate kernel memory for module; needed %lu bytes",
-                                        m_size);
-                default:
-                        bb_perror_msg_and_die("create_module: %s", m_name);
+        case EEXIST:
+                bb_error_msg_and_die("a module named %s already exists", m_name);
+        case ENOMEM:
+                bb_error_msg_and_die("can't allocate kernel memory for module; needed %lu bytes",
+                                m_size);
+        default:
+                bb_perror_msg_and_die("create_module: %s", m_name);
         }
 
 #if !LOADBITS
diff --git a/modutils/modutils.h b/modutils/modutils.h
index 32ee18b06..ddd4e1790 100644
--- a/modutils/modutils.h
+++ b/modutils/modutils.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const char *moderror(int err) FAST_FUNC;
 llist_t *llist_find(llist_t *first, const char *str) FAST_FUNC;
 void replace(char *s, char what, char with) FAST_FUNC;
 char *replace_underscores(char *s) FAST_FUNC;
-int string_to_llist(char *string, llist_t **llist, const char *delim) FAST_FUNC ;
+int string_to_llist(char *string, llist_t **llist, const char *delim) FAST_FUNC;
 char *filename2modname(const char *filename, char *modname) FAST_FUNC;
 char *parse_cmdline_module_options(char **argv) FAST_FUNC;