* [PATCH] man/depmod.d: add external keyword description
@ 2017-07-20 14:09 Yauheni Kaliuta
2017-07-21 17:08 ` Lucas De Marchi
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From: Yauheni Kaliuta @ 2017-07-20 14:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Lucas De Marchi; +Cc: linux-modules
The commit 'depmod: implement external directories support' added
external directories support (see
7da6884e7357ac05772e90f6d7e63b1948103fc4).
This patch documents the extention in the manpage.
Signed-off-by: Yauheni Kaliuta <yauheni.kaliuta@redhat.com>
---
man/depmod.d.xml | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
diff --git a/man/depmod.d.xml b/man/depmod.d.xml
index c30c06c5b605..4341a568e8a0 100644
--- a/man/depmod.d.xml
+++ b/man/depmod.d.xml
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
first listed directory and the lowest priority given to the last
directory listed. The special keyword <command>built-in</command>
refers to the standard module directories installed by the kernel.
+ Another special keyword <command>external</command> refers to the
+ list of external directories, defined by the
+ <command>external</command> command.
</para>
<para>
By default, depmod will give a higher priority to
@@ -110,6 +113,23 @@
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>external <replaceable>kernelversion</replaceable>
+ <replaceable>absolutemodulesdirectory...</replaceable>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This specifies a list of directories, which will be checked
+ according to the priorities in the <command>search</command>
+ command. The order matters also, the first directory has the higher
+ priority.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <replaceable>kernelversion</replaceable> is a POSIX regular
+ expression or * wildcard, like in the <command>override</command>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
--
2.14.0.rc0
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* Re: [PATCH] man/depmod.d: add external keyword description
2017-07-20 14:09 [PATCH] man/depmod.d: add external keyword description Yauheni Kaliuta
@ 2017-07-21 17:08 ` Lucas De Marchi
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From: Lucas De Marchi @ 2017-07-21 17:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Yauheni Kaliuta; +Cc: linux-modules
Hi,
On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 7:09 AM, Yauheni Kaliuta
<yauheni.kaliuta@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> The commit 'depmod: implement external directories support' added
> external directories support (see
> 7da6884e7357ac05772e90f6d7e63b1948103fc4).
>
> This patch documents the extention in the manpage.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yauheni Kaliuta <yauheni.kaliuta@redhat.com>
Applied, thanks
Lucas De Marchi
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