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diff --git a/chapter06/module-init-tools.xml b/chapter06/module-init-tools.xml index 736ae87c8..3765462ad 100644 --- a/chapter06/module-init-tools.xml +++ b/chapter06/module-init-tools.xml @@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools"><primary sortas="a-Module-Init-Tools">Module-Init-Tools</primary></indexterm> <sect2 role="package"><title/> -<para>The Module-Init-Tools package contains programs for handling kernel -modules in Linux kernels greater than or equal to version 2.5.47.</para> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> @@ -19,11 +17,6 @@ modules in Linux kernels greater than or equal to version 2.5.47.</para> <seglistitem><seg>0.1 SBU</seg><seg>650 KB</seg></seglistitem> </segmentedlist> -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>Module-Init-Tools installation depends on</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Bison, -Coreutils, Diffutils, Flex, GCC, Glibc, Grep, M4, Make, Sed</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> @@ -49,108 +42,7 @@ Coreutils, Diffutils, Flex, GCC, Glibc, Grep, M4, Make, Sed</seg></seglistitem> <sect2 id="contents-module-init-tools" role="content"><title>Contents of Module-Init-Tools</title> -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>depmod, genksyms, insmod, -insmod_ksymoops_clean, kallsyms (link to insmod), kernelversion, ksyms -(link to insmod), lsmod (link to insmod), modinfo, modprobe (link to insmod) -and rmmod (link to insmod)</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> - -<variablelist><title>Short descriptions</title> - -<varlistentry id="depmod"> -<term><command>depmod</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools depmod"><primary sortas="b-depmod">depmod</primary></indexterm> -<para>creates a dependency file, based on the -symbols it finds in the existing set of modules. This dependency file is used -by modprobe to automatically load the required modules.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="genksyms"> -<term><command>genksyms</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools genksyms"><primary sortas="b-genksyms">genksyms</primary></indexterm> -<para>generates symbol version information.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="insmod"> -<term><command>insmod</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools insmod"><primary sortas="b-insmod">insmod</primary></indexterm> -<para>installs a loadable module in the running kernel.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="insmod_ksymoops_clean"> -<term><command>insmod_ksymoops_clean</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools insmod_ksymoops_clean"><primary sortas="b-insmod_ksymoops_clean">insmod_ksymoops_clean</primary></indexterm> -<para>deletes saved ksyms and modules not accessed for two days.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="kallsyms"> -<term><command>kallsyms</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools kallsyms"><primary sortas="b-kallsyms">kallsyms</primary></indexterm> -<para>extracts all kernel symbols for debugging.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="kernelversion"> -<term><command>kernelversion</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools kernelversion"><primary sortas="b-kernelversion">kernelversion</primary></indexterm> -<para>reports the major version of the running kernel.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="ksyms"> -<term><command>ksyms</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools ksyms"><primary sortas="b-ksyms">ksyms</primary></indexterm> -<para>displays exported kernel symbols.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="lsmod"> -<term><command>lsmod</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools lsmod"><primary sortas="b-lsmod">lsmod</primary></indexterm> -<para>shows which modules are loaded.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="modinfo"> -<term><command>modinfo</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools modinfo"><primary sortas="b-modinfo">modinfo</primary></indexterm> -<para>examines an object file associated with -a kernel module and displays any information that it can glean.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="modprobe"> -<term><command>modprobe</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools modprobe"><primary sortas="b-modprobe">modprobe</primary></indexterm> -<para>uses a dependency file, created by -<command>depmod</command>, to automatically load the relevant modules.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="rmmod"> -<term><command>rmmod</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools rmmod"><primary sortas="b-rmmod">rmmod</primary></indexterm> -<para>unloads modules from the running kernel.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> +<para>See testing</para> </sect2> |