--- busybox-1.16.1/include/applets.h
+++ busybox-1.16.1/include/applets.h
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@
 IF_CRYPTPW(APPLET_ODDNAME(mkpasswd, cryptpw, _BB_DIR_USR_BIN, _BB_SUID_DROP, mkpasswd))
 IF_MKSWAP(APPLET(mkswap, _BB_DIR_SBIN, _BB_SUID_DROP))
 IF_MKTEMP(APPLET(mktemp, _BB_DIR_BIN, _BB_SUID_DROP))
+IF_MODINFO(APPLET(modinfo, _BB_DIR_SBIN, _BB_SUID_DROP))
 IF_MODPROBE(APPLET(modprobe, _BB_DIR_SBIN, _BB_SUID_DROP))
 IF_MODPROBE_SMALL(APPLET(modprobe, _BB_DIR_SBIN, _BB_SUID_DROP))
 IF_MORE(APPLET(more, _BB_DIR_BIN, _BB_SUID_DROP))

--- busybox-1.16.1/include/usage.h
+++ busybox-1.16.1/include/usage.h
@@ -2967,6 +2967,20 @@
        "   which are the default for alias 'tulip2' overridden by the options 'irq=2 io=0x210'\n\n" \
        "   from the command line\n"
 
+#define modinfo_trivial_usage \
+       "[-adlp0] [-F keyword] MODULE"
+#define modinfo_full_usage "\n\n" \
+       "Options:" \
+     "\n	-a		Shortcut for '-F author'" \
+     "\n	-d		Shortcut for '-F description'" \
+     "\n	-l		Shortcut for '-F license'" \
+     "\n	-p		Shortcut for '-F parm'" \
+     "\n	-F keyword	Keyword to look for" \
+     "\n	-0		Use \\0 string separator. Not \\n" \
+
+#define modinfo_example_usage \
+       "$ modinfo -F vermagic loop\n"
+       
 #define more_trivial_usage \
        "[FILE]..."
 #define more_full_usage "\n\n" \

--- busybox-1.16.0/modutils/Config.in
+++ busybox-1.16.0/modutils/Config.in
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@
 	  and modules.symbols) that contain dependency information
 	  for modprobe.
 
+config MODINFO
+	bool "modinfo"
+	default n
+	help
+	  Show information about a Linux Kernel module
+
 comment "Options common to multiple modutils"
 
 config FEATURE_2_4_MODULES

--- busybox-1.16.1/modutils/Kbuild
+++ busybox-1.16.1/modutils/Kbuild
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
 lib-$(CONFIG_MODPROBE)            += modprobe.o modutils.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_RMMOD)               += rmmod.o modutils.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_2_4_MODULES) += modutils-24.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_MODINFO)             += modinfo.o

--- busybox-1.16.1/modutils/modinfo.c
+++ busybox-1.16.1/modutils/modinfo.c
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
+/*
+ * modinfo - retrieve module info
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Pascal Bellard
+ *
+ * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this tarball for details.
+ */
+
+#undef _GNU_SOURCE
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <libbb.h>
+#include <fnmatch.h>
+#include "modutils.h"
+#include <sys/utsname.h> /* uname() */
+
+#define ALL_TAGS	0x3F
+
+enum {
+	ARG_F = (1<<6), /* field name */
+	ARG_0 = (1<<7)  /* \0 as separator */
+};
+
+struct modinfo_env {
+	char *field;
+	int tags;
+};
+
+static int display(char *data, const char *pattern, int flag)
+{
+	if (flag) {
+		int n = printf("%s:",pattern);
+		while (n++ < 16) bb_putchar(' ');
+	}
+	return printf("%s%c",data, (option_mask32 & ARG_0) ? '\0' : '\n');
+}
+
+static void modinfo(char *path, struct modinfo_env *env)
+{
+	static const char *shortcuts[] = {
+		"filename",
+		"description",
+		"author",
+		"license",
+		"vermagic",
+		"parm",
+	};
+	size_t len;
+	int j, length;
+	char *ptr, *the_module;
+	const char *field = env->field;
+	int tags = env->tags;
+
+	if (tags & 1) { /* filename */
+		display(path,shortcuts[0],1 != tags);
+	}
+	len = MAXINT(ssize_t);
+	the_module = xmalloc_open_zipped_read_close(path, &len);
+	if (!the_module) return;
+	if (field) tags |= ALL_TAGS+1;
+	for (j = 1; (1<<j) & (ALL_TAGS+ALL_TAGS+1); j++)	{
+		const char *pattern = field;
+		if ((1<<j) & ALL_TAGS) pattern = shortcuts[j];
+		if (!((1<<j) & tags)) continue;
+		length = strlen(pattern);
+		ptr = the_module;
+		do {
+			ptr = memchr(ptr, *pattern, len - (ptr - (char*)the_module));
+			if (ptr == NULL) /* no occurance left, done */
+				break;
+			if (!strncmp(ptr, pattern, length) && ptr[length] == '=') {
+				ptr += length + 1;
+				ptr += display(ptr,pattern,(1<<j) != tags);
+			}
+			++ptr;
+		} while (1);
+	}
+	free(the_module);
+}
+
+int modinfo_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
+int modinfo_main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct modinfo_env env;
+	char name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
+	struct utsname uts;
+	parser_t *p;
+	char *colon, *tokens[2];
+	int i;
+
+	env.field = NULL;
+	getopt32(argv, "fdalvpF:0", &env.field);
+	env.tags = (option_mask32) ? option_mask32 & ALL_TAGS : ALL_TAGS;
+
+	if (optind >= argc)
+		bb_show_usage();
+		
+	uname(&uts);
+	p = config_open2(concat_path_file(concat_path_file(
+		CONFIG_DEFAULT_MODULES_DIR, uts.release),
+		CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEPMOD_FILE), xfopen_for_read);
+	
+	while (config_read(p, tokens, 2, 1, "# \t", PARSE_NORMAL)) {
+		colon = last_char_is(tokens[0], ':');
+		if (colon == NULL)
+			continue;
+		*colon = 0;
+		filename2modname(tokens[0], name);
+		for (i = optind; i < argc; i++) {
+			if (fnmatch(argv[i],name,0) == 0) {
+				modinfo(tokens[0], &env);
+				argv[i] = (char *) "";
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	for (i = optind; i < argc; i++) {
+		if (*argv[i]) {
+			modinfo(argv[i], &env);
+		}		
+	}
+	return 0;
+}