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2 | <!--*-nxml-*--> | |
3 | <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> | |
4 | <refentry id="depmod.d"> | |
5 | <refentryinfo> | |
6 | <title>depmod.d</title> | |
7 | <productname>kmod</productname> | |
8 | ||
9 | <authorgroup> | |
10 | <author> | |
11 | <contrib>Developer</contrib> | |
12 | <firstname>Jon</firstname> | |
13 | <surname>Masters</surname> | |
14 | <email>jcm@jonmasters.org</email> | |
15 | </author> | |
16 | <author> | |
17 | <contrib>Developer</contrib> | |
18 | <firstname>Robby</firstname> | |
19 | <surname>Workman</surname> | |
20 | <email>rworkman@slackware.com</email> | |
21 | </author> | |
22 | <author> | |
23 | <contrib>Developer</contrib> | |
24 | <firstname>Lucas</firstname> | |
25 | <surname>De Marchi</surname> | |
2726da57 | 26 | <email>lucas.de.marchi@gmail.com</email> |
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27 | </author> |
28 | </authorgroup> | |
29 | </refentryinfo> | |
30 | ||
31 | <refmeta> | |
32 | <refentrytitle>depmod.d</refentrytitle> | |
33 | <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> | |
34 | </refmeta> | |
35 | ||
36 | <refnamediv> | |
37 | <refname>depmod.d</refname> | |
38 | <refpurpose>Configuration directory for depmod</refpurpose> | |
39 | </refnamediv> | |
40 | ||
41 | <refsynopsisdiv> | |
42 | <para><filename>/usr/lib/depmod.d/*.conf</filename></para> | |
9319b0f4 | 43 | <para><filename>/usr/local/lib/depmod.d/*.conf</filename></para> |
5b24df2f | 44 | <para><filename>/run/depmod.d/*.conf</filename></para> |
67e43bbe | 45 | <para><filename>/etc/depmod.d/*.conf</filename></para> |
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46 | </refsynopsisdiv> |
47 | ||
48 | <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title> | |
49 | <para>The order in which modules are processed by the | |
50 | <command>depmod</command> command can be altered on a global or | |
51 | per-module basis. This is typically useful in cases where built-in | |
52 | kernel modules are complemented by custom built versions of the | |
53 | same and the user wishes to affect the priority of processing in | |
54 | order to override the module version supplied by the kernel. | |
55 | </para> | |
56 | <para> | |
57 | The format of files under <filename>depmod.d</filename> is simple: one | |
58 | command per line, with blank lines and lines starting with '#' | |
59 | ignored (useful for adding comments). A '\' at the end of a line | |
60 | causes it to continue on the next line, which makes the files a | |
61 | bit neater. | |
62 | </para> | |
63 | </refsect1> | |
64 | <refsect1> | |
65 | <title>COMMANDS</title> | |
66 | <variablelist> | |
67 | <varlistentry> | |
68 | <term>search <replaceable>subdirectory...</replaceable> | |
69 | </term> | |
70 | <listitem> | |
71 | <para> | |
72 | This allows you to specify the order in which /lib/modules | |
73 | (or other configured module location) subdirectories will | |
74 | be processed by <command>depmod</command>. Directories are | |
75 | listed in order, with the highest priority given to the | |
76 | first listed directory and the lowest priority given to the last | |
77 | directory listed. The special keyword <command>built-in</command> | |
78 | refers to the standard module directories installed by the kernel. | |
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79 | Another special keyword <command>external</command> refers to the |
80 | list of external directories, defined by the | |
81 | <command>external</command> command. | |
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82 | </para> |
83 | <para> | |
84 | By default, depmod will give a higher priority to | |
85 | a directory with the name <command>updates</command> | |
86 | using this built-in search string: "updates built-in" | |
87 | but more complex arrangements are possible and are | |
88 | used in several popular distributions. | |
89 | </para> | |
90 | </listitem> | |
91 | </varlistentry> | |
92 | <varlistentry> | |
93 | <term>override <replaceable>modulename</replaceable> <replaceable>kernelversion</replaceable> <replaceable>modulesubdirectory</replaceable> | |
94 | </term> | |
95 | <listitem> | |
96 | <para> | |
97 | This command allows you to override which version of a | |
98 | specific module will be used when more than one module | |
99 | sharing the same name is processed by the | |
100 | <command>depmod</command> command. It is possible to | |
101 | specify one kernel or all kernels using the * wildcard. | |
102 | <replaceable>modulesubdirectory</replaceable> is the | |
103 | name of the subdirectory under /lib/modules (or other | |
104 | module location) where the target module is installed. | |
105 | </para> | |
106 | <para> | |
107 | For example, it is possible to override the priority of | |
108 | an updated test module called <command>kmod</command> by | |
109 | specifying the following command: "override kmod * extra". | |
110 | This will ensure that any matching module name installed | |
111 | under the <command>extra</command> subdirectory within | |
112 | /lib/modules (or other module location) will take priority | |
113 | over any likenamed module already provided by the kernel. | |
114 | </para> | |
115 | </listitem> | |
116 | </varlistentry> | |
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117 | <varlistentry> |
118 | <term>external <replaceable>kernelversion</replaceable> | |
119 | <replaceable>absolutemodulesdirectory...</replaceable> | |
120 | </term> | |
121 | <listitem> | |
122 | <para> | |
123 | This specifies a list of directories, which will be checked | |
124 | according to the priorities in the <command>search</command> | |
125 | command. The order matters also, the first directory has the higher | |
126 | priority. | |
127 | </para> | |
128 | <para> | |
129 | The <replaceable>kernelversion</replaceable> is a POSIX regular | |
130 | expression or * wildcard, like in the <command>override</command>. | |
131 | </para> | |
132 | </listitem> | |
133 | </varlistentry> | |
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134 | <varlistentry> |
135 | <term>exclude <replaceable>excludedir</replaceable> | |
136 | </term> | |
137 | <listitem> | |
138 | <para> | |
139 | This specifies the trailing directories that will be excluded | |
140 | during the search for kernel modules. | |
141 | </para> | |
142 | <para> | |
143 | The <replaceable>excludedir</replaceable> is the trailing directory | |
144 | to exclude | |
145 | </para> | |
146 | </listitem> | |
147 | </varlistentry> | |
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148 | </variablelist> |
149 | </refsect1> | |
150 | ||
151 | <refsect1><title>COPYRIGHT</title> | |
152 | <para> | |
153 | This manual page Copyright 2006-2010, Jon Masters, Red Hat, Inc. | |
154 | </para> | |
155 | </refsect1> | |
156 | <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title> | |
157 | <para> | |
158 | <citerefentry> | |
159 | <refentrytitle>depmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> | |
160 | </citerefentry> | |
161 | </para> | |
162 | </refsect1> | |
163 | </refentry> |