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From: Adam Jackson <ajax@redhat.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Explain module parameter passing better
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:40:00 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1272382800-19636-1-git-send-email-ajax@redhat.com> (raw)

We covered "passing with modprobe" and "builtins on kcmdline" but not
"modules on kcmdline".

Signed-off-by: Adam Jackson <ajax@redhat.com>
---
 Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt |    9 ++++-----
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 5814331..9209ab4 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ The following is a consolidated list of the kernel parameters as implemented
 (defined as ignoring all punctuation and sorting digits before letters in a
 case insensitive manner), and with descriptions where known.
 
-Module parameters for loadable modules are specified only as the
-parameter name with optional '=' and value as appropriate, such as:
+Module parameters are passed to modprobe as the parameter name, with optional
+'=' and value if appropriate, such as:
 
 	modprobe usbcore blinkenlights=1
 
-Module parameters for modules that are built into the kernel image
-are specified on the kernel command line with the module name plus
-'.' plus parameter name, with '=' and value if appropriate, such as:
+Module parameters are passed on the kernel command line with the module
+name plus '.' plus parameter name, with '=' and value if appropriate, such as:
 
 	usbcore.blinkenlights=1
 
-- 
1.7.0.1


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