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authorStefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>2006-03-31 18:43:18 -0500
committerAdrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>2006-03-31 18:43:18 -0500
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Doc/kernel-parameters.txt: mention modinfo and sysfs
Doc/kernel-parameters.txt: mention modinfo and sysfs Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
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@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ are specified on the kernel command line with the module name plus
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18 usbcore.blinkenlights=1 18 usbcore.blinkenlights=1
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20This document may not be entirely up to date and comprehensive. The command
21"modinfo -p ${modulename}" shows a current list of all parameters of a loadable
22module. Loadable modules, after being loaded into the running kernel, also
23reveal their parameters in /sys/module/${modulename}/parameters/. Some of these
24parameters may be changed at runtime by the command
25"echo -n ${value} > /sys/module/${modulename}/parameters/${parm}".
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20The text in square brackets at the beginning of the description states the 27The text in square brackets at the beginning of the description states the
21restrictions on the kernel for the said kernel parameter to be valid. The 28restrictions on the kernel for the said kernel parameter to be valid. The
22restrictions referred to are that the relevant option is valid if: 29restrictions referred to are that the relevant option is valid if: