I know you can do:
sudo modprobe -v some_module
to check the version of /lib/modules/.../some_module.ko, but I'd still like to be able to check the version of any arbitrary kernel module that's not necessarily going to be loaded by modprobe.
Linux – How to check the version of a *.ko kernel module in Linux
kernellinux
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Best Answer
modinfo(8)
modinfo - program to show information about a Linux Kernel module
Simply,
General tip: At the bottom of a manpage and there is a section called "See Also". For modprobe, it lists modinfo. That section can be extremely useful.