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diff --git a/chapter06/module-init-tools.xml b/chapter06/module-init-tools.xml index 150d93dfb..cb3191236 100644 --- a/chapter06/module-init-tools.xml +++ b/chapter06/module-init-tools.xml @@ -47,59 +47,111 @@ Coreutils, Diffutils, Flex, GCC, Glibc, Grep, M4, Make, Sed</seg></seglistitem> </sect2> -<sect2 id="contents-module-init-tools"><title>Contents of Module-Init-Tools</title> +<sect2 id="contents-module-init-tools" role="content"><title>Contents of Module-Init-Tools</title> -<para><emphasis>Installed programs</emphasis>: depmod, genksyms, insmod, +<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)</para> - -</sect2> - +and rmmod (link to insmod)</seg></seglistitem> +</segmentedlist> -<sect2><title>Short descriptions</title> +<variablelist><title>Short descriptions</title> +<varlistentry> +<term id="depmod"><command>depmod</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools depmod"><primary sortas="b-depmod">depmod</primary></indexterm> -<para id="depmod"><command>depmod</command> creates a dependency file, based on the +<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> +<term id="genksyms"><command>genksyms</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools genksyms"><primary sortas="b-genksyms">genksyms</primary></indexterm> -<para id="genksyms"><command>genksyms</command> generates symbol version information.</para> +<para>generates symbol version information.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="insmod"><command>insmod</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools insmod"><primary sortas="b-insmod">insmod</primary></indexterm> -<para id="insmod"><command>insmod</command> installs a loadable module in the running kernel.</para> +<para>installs a loadable module in the running kernel.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="insmod_ksymoops_clean"><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 id="insmod_ksymoops_clean"><command>insmod_ksymoops_clean</command> deletes saved ksyms and -modules not accessed for two days.</para> +<para>deletes saved ksyms and modules not accessed for two days.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="kallsyms"><command>kallsyms</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools kallsyms"><primary sortas="b-kallsyms">kallsyms</primary></indexterm> -<para id="kallsyms"><command>kallsyms</command> extracts all kernel symbols for debugging.</para> +<para>extracts all kernel symbols for debugging.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="kernelversion"><command>kernelversion</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools kernelversion"><primary sortas="b-kernelversion">kernelversion</primary></indexterm> -<para id="kernelversion"><command>kernelversion</command> reports the major version of the -running kernel.</para> +<para>reports the major version of the running kernel.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="ksyms"><command>ksyms</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools ksyms"><primary sortas="b-ksyms">ksyms</primary></indexterm> -<para id="ksyms"><command>ksyms</command> displays exported kernel symbols.</para> +<para>displays exported kernel symbols.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="lsmod"><command>lsmod</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools lsmod"><primary sortas="b-lsmod">lsmod</primary></indexterm> -<para id="lsmod"><command>lsmod</command> shows which modules are loaded.</para> +<para>shows which modules are loaded.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="modinfo"><command>modinfo</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools modinfo"><primary sortas="b-modinfo">modinfo</primary></indexterm> -<para id="modinfo"><command>modinfo</command> examines an object file associated with +<para>examines an object file associated with a kernel module and displays any information that it can glean.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="modprobe"><command>modprobe</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools modprobe"><primary sortas="b-modprobe">modprobe</primary></indexterm> -<para id="modprobe"><command>modprobe</command> uses a dependency file, created by +<para>uses a dependency file, created by depmod, to automatically load the relevant modules.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="rmmod"><command>rmmod</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools rmmod"><primary sortas="b-rmmod">rmmod</primary></indexterm> -<para id="rmmod"><command>rmmod</command> unloads modules from the running kernel.</para> +<para>unloads modules from the running kernel.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> </sect2> - - </sect1> |