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Diffstat (limited to 'documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml')
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index 22b8f2e03e..b869bc91a1 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml @@ -5344,8 +5344,9 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" <glossentry id='var-module_conf'><glossterm>module_conf</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - Specifies <filename>modprobe.d</filename> syntax lines - for inclusion in the + Specifies + <ulink url='http://linux.die.net/man/5/modprobe.d'><filename>modprobe.d</filename></ulink> + syntax lines for inclusion in the <filename>/etc/modprobe.d/modname.conf</filename> file. </para> @@ -5355,19 +5356,23 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" module recipe (e.g. a machine configuration file, a distribution configuration file, an append file for the recipe, or the recipe itself). + If you use this variable, you must also be sure to list + the module name in the + <filename>KERNEL_MODULE_PROBECONF</filename> + variable. </para> <para> Here is the general syntax: <literallayout class='monospaced'> - module_conf_<modname> = "modprobe.d-syntax" + module_conf_<modname> = "<modprobe.d syntax>" </literallayout> You must use the kernel module name override. </para> <para> Run <filename>man modprobe.d</filename> in the shell to - find out more information on the exact syntax for lines + find out more information on the exact syntax you want to provide with <filename>module_conf</filename>. </para> @@ -5376,9 +5381,11 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" OpenEmbedded build system to populate the <filename>/etc/modprobe.d/modname.conf</filename> file with <filename>modprobe.d</filename> syntax lines. - Here is an example: + Here is an example that adds the options + <filename>arg1</filename> and <filename>arg2</filename> + to a module named <filename>mymodule</filename>: <literallayout class='monospaced'> - module_conf_<modname> = "options modname arg1=val1 arg2=val2" + module_conf_mymodule = "options mymodule arg1=val1 arg2=val2" </literallayout> </para> |