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diff --git a/chapter06/hotplug.xml b/chapter06/hotplug.xml deleted file mode 100644 index d66e0c7e7..000000000 --- a/chapter06/hotplug.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,223 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" - "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ - <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> - %general-entities; -]> - -<sect1 id="ch-system-hotplug" role="wrap"> - <?dbhtml filename="hotplug.html"?> - - <title>Hotplug-&hotplug-version;</title> - - <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug"> - <primary sortas="a-Hotplug">Hotplug</primary> - </indexterm> - - <sect2 role="package"> - <title/> - - <para>The Hotplug package contains scripts that react upon hotplug events - generated by the kernel. Such events correspond to every change in the kernel - state visible in the <systemitem class="filesystem">sysfs</systemitem> - filesystem, e.g., the addition and removal of hardware. This package also - detects existing hardware during boot and inserts the relevant modules into the - running kernel.</para> - - <segmentedlist> - <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> - <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> - - <seglistitem> - <seg>0.01 SBU</seg> - <seg>460 KB</seg> - </seglistitem> - </segmentedlist> - - <segmentedlist> - <segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle> - - <seglistitem> - <seg>Bash, Coreutils, Findutils, Gawk, and Make</seg> - </seglistitem> - </segmentedlist> - - </sect2> - - <sect2 role="installation"> - <title>Installation of Hotplug</title> - - <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para> - - <para>Install the Hotplug package:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> - - <para>Copy a file that the <quote>install</quote> target omits.</para> - -<screen><userinput>cp -v etc/hotplug/pnp.distmap /etc/hotplug</userinput></screen> - - <para>Remove the init script that Hotplug installs since we are going to be - using the script included in the LFS-Bootscripts package:</para> - -<screen><userinput>rm -rfv /etc/init.d</userinput></screen> - - <para>Network device hotplugging is not yet supported by the LFS-Bootscripts - package. For that reason, remove the network hotplug agent:</para> - -<screen><userinput>rm -fv /etc/hotplug/net.agent</userinput></screen> - - <para>Create a directory for storing firmware that can be loaded by - <command>hotplug</command>:</para> - -<screen><userinput>mkdir -v /lib/firmware</userinput></screen> - - </sect2> - - - <sect2 id="contents-hotplug" role="content"> - <title>Contents of Hotplug</title> - - <segmentedlist> - <segtitle>Installed program</segtitle> - <segtitle>Installed scripts</segtitle> - <segtitle>Installed files</segtitle> - - <seglistitem> - <seg>hotplug</seg> - <seg>/etc/hotplug/*.rc, /etc/hotplug/*.agent</seg> - <seg>/etc/hotplug/hotplug.functions, /etc/hotplug/blacklist, - /etc/hotplug/{pci,usb}, /etc/hotplug/usb.usermap, /etc/hotplug.d, - and /var/log/hotplug/events</seg> - </seglistitem> - </segmentedlist> - - <variablelist> - <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> - <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> - <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> - - <varlistentry id="hotplug"> - <term><command>hotplug</command></term> - <listitem> - <para>This script is called by default by the Linux kernel when - something changes in its internal state (e.g., a new device is - added or an existing device is removed)</para> - <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug"> - <primary sortas="b-hotplug">hotplug</primary> - </indexterm> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry id="hotplug-rc"> - <term><command>/etc/hotplug/*.rc</command></term> - <listitem> - <para>These scripts are used for cold plugging, i.e., detecting and - acting upon hardware already present during system startup. They are - called by the <filename>hotplug</filename> initscript included in - the LFS-Bootscripts package. The <command>*.rc</command> scripts try - to recover hotplug events that were lost during system boot because, - for example, the root filesystem was not mounted by the kernel</para> - <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-rc"> - <primary sortas="d-/etc/hotplug/*.rc">/etc/hotplug/*.rc</primary> - </indexterm> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry id="hotplug-agent"> - <term><command>/etc/hotplug/*.agent</command></term> - <listitem> - <para>These scripts are called by <command>hotplug</command> in response - to different types of hotplug events generated by the kernel. Their - action is to insert corresponding kernel modules and call any - user-provided scripts</para> - <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-agent"> - <primary sortas="d-/etc/hotplug/*.agent">/etc/hotplug/*.agent</primary> - </indexterm> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry id="hotplug-blacklist"> - <term><filename>/etc/hotplug/blacklist</filename></term> - <listitem> - <para>This file contains the list of modules that should never be - inserted into the kernel by the Hotplug scripts</para> - <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-blacklist"> - <primary sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/blacklist">/etc/hotplug/blacklist</primary> - </indexterm> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry id="hotplug-functions"> - <term><filename>/etc/hotplug/hotplug.functions</filename></term> - <listitem> - <para>This file contains common functions used by other scripts in the - Hotplug package</para> - <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-functions"> - <primary sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/hotplug.functions">/etc/hotplug/hotplug.functions</primary> - </indexterm> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry id="hotplug-subdirs"> - <term><filename class="directory">/etc/hotplug/{pci,usb}</filename></term> - <listitem> - <para>These directories contain user-written handlers for hotplug - events</para> - <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-subdirs"> - <primary sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/{pci,usb}">/etc/hotplug/{pci,usb}</primary> - </indexterm> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry id="hotplug-usb.usermap"> - <term><filename>/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap</filename></term> - <listitem> - <para>This file contains rules that determine which user-defined handlers to - call for each USB device, based on its vendor ID and other - attributes</para> - <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-usb.usermap"> - <primary sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap">/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap</primary> - </indexterm> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry id="hotplug-hotplug.d"> - <term><filename class="directory">/etc/hotplug.d</filename></term> - <listitem> - <para>This directory contains programs (or symlinks to them) that are - interested in receiving hotplug events. For example, Udev puts its - symlink here during installation</para> - <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-hotplug.d"> - <primary sortas="e-/etc/hotplug.d">/etc/hotplug.d</primary> - </indexterm> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry id="hotplug-firmware"> - <term><filename class="directory">/lib/firmware</filename></term> - <listitem> - <para>This directory contains the firmware for devices that need to - have their firmware loaded before use</para> - <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-firmware"> - <primary sortas="e-/lib/firmware">/lib/firmware</primary> - </indexterm> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry id="hotplug-events"> - <term><filename>/var/log/hotplug/events</filename></term> - <listitem> - <para>This file contains all the events that <command>hotplug</command> - has called since bootup</para> - <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-events"> - <primary sortas="e-/var/log/hotplug/events">/var/log/hotplug/events</primary> - </indexterm> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - </variablelist> - - </sect2> - -</sect1> |