From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755345Ab0D0PkG (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:40:06 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:13956 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755279Ab0D0PkC (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:40:02 -0400 From: Adam Jackson To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH] doc: Explain module parameter passing better Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:40:00 -0400 Message-Id: <1272382800-19636-1-git-send-email-ajax@redhat.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org We covered "passing with modprobe" and "builtins on kcmdline" but not "modules on kcmdline". Signed-off-by: Adam Jackson --- 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