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| author | Andreas Robinson <andr345@gmail.com> | 2009-10-16 11:50:11 +0200 |
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| committer | Andreas Robinson <andr345@gmail.com> | 2009-10-16 11:50:11 +0200 |
| commit | 32ce7c3bc5f830bb2289ae09979dacef9c5b2642 (patch) | |
| tree | dacaed3663062a6ebf4a021b34b0ff263d1becd6 | |
| parent | 9127f56dd2d62cdbac99189984286f876b37a704 (diff) | |
| download | module-init-tools-32ce7c3bc5f830bb2289ae09979dacef9c5b2642.tar.gz | |
doc: add softdep command
Signed-off-by: Andreas Robinson <andr345@gmail.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/modprobe.conf.sgml | 31 |
1 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/modprobe.conf.sgml b/doc/modprobe.conf.sgml index cacc006..16fde3a 100644 --- a/doc/modprobe.conf.sgml +++ b/doc/modprobe.conf.sgml @@ -176,6 +176,37 @@ </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>softdep <replaceable>modulename</replaceable> [pre: <replaceable>pre-deps...</replaceable>] [post: <replaceable>post-deps...</replaceable>] + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + The softdep command allows you to specify soft, or optional, module + dependencies. <replaceable>modulename</replaceable> can be used + without these optional modules installed, but usually with some + features missing. + </para> + <para> + pre-deps and post-deps are lists of names and/or aliases of other + modules that modprobe will attempt to install (or remove) in order + before and after the main module given in the + <replaceable>modulename</replaceable> argument. + </para> + <para> + Example: Assume "softdep c pre: a b post: d e" is provided in the + configuration. Running "modprobe c" is now equivalent to + "modprobe a b c d e" without the softdep. + Flags such as --use-blacklist are applied to all the specified + modules, while module parameters only apply to module c. + </para> + <para> + Note: if there are <command>install</command> or + <command>remove</command> commands with the same + <replaceable>modulename</replaceable> argument, + <command>softdep</command> takes precedence. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> </variablelist> </refsect1> <refsect1> |