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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index 870c50b7c8..226faa1745 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml @@ -5408,44 +5408,14 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" <glossentry id='var-module_autoload'><glossterm>module_autoload</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - Lists kernel modules that need to be auto-loaded during - boot. - </para> - - <para> - You can use this variable anywhere that it can be - recognized by the kernel recipe or out-of-tree kernel - module recipe (e.g. a machine configuration file, a - distribution configuration file, an append file for the - recipe, or the recipe itself). - </para> - - <para> - Specify it as follows: - <literallayout class='monospaced'> - module_autoload_<modname> = "modname1 modname2 modname3" - </literallayout> - You must use the kernel module name override. - </para> - - <para> - Including <filename>module_autoload</filename> causes the - OpenEmbedded build system to populate the - <filename>/etc/modules-load.d/modname.conf</filename> - file with the list of modules to be auto-loaded on boot. - The modules appear one-per-line in the file. - Here is an example of the most common use case: - <literallayout class='monospaced'> - module_autoload_modname = "modname" - </literallayout> - </para> - - <para> - For information on how to populate the - <filename>modname.conf</filename> file with - <filename>modprobe.d</filename> syntax lines, see the - <link linkend='var-module_conf'><filename>module_conf</filename></link> - variable. + This variable has been replaced by the + <filename>KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD</filename> variable. + You should replace all occurrences of the + <filename>module_autoload</filename> variable with + <filename>KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD</filename> variables. + See the + <link linkend='var-KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD'><filename>KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD</filename></link> + variable for a description of the variable. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> |