From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 7 Jan 2001 00:08:05 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 7 Jan 2001 00:07:55 -0500 Received: from linux.sisa.be ([194.88.100.134]:48901 "HELO socrates.sisa.be") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sun, 7 Jan 2001 00:07:45 -0500 Message-ID: <20010107050746.11192.qmail@mail.mind.be> Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 06:07:46 +0100 (CET) From: Dag Wieers To: Subject: [PATCH] Mostly documentation fixes User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i X-Mailer: Evolution 1.0 (Stable release) Organization: Mind Linux Solutions in Leuven/Belgium - http://mind.be/ X-Extra: If you can read this and Linux is your thing. Work for us ! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --- drivers/net/eepro.c.orig Sun Jan 7 04:34:40 2001 +++ drivers/net/eepro.c Sun Jan 7 04:35:22 2001 @@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ allowing up to 8K worth of packets to be queued. The sizes of the receive and transmit buffers can now be changed via lilo -or insmod. Lilo uses the appended line "ether=io,irq,debug,rx-buffer,eth0" +or insmod. Lilo uses the appended line "ether=irq,io,debug,rx-buffer,eth0" where rx-buffer is in KB unit. Modules uses the parameter mem which is also in KB unit, for example "insmod io=io-address irq=0 mem=rx-buffer." The receive buffer has to be more than 3K or less than 29K. Otherwise, --- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.orig Sun Jan 7 04:34:46 2001 +++ Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt Sun Jan 7 04:35:38 2001 @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ es1371= [HW,SOUND] - ether= [HW,NET] Ethernet cards parameters (iomem, irq, + ether= [HW,NET] Ethernet cards parameters (irq, iomem, dev_name). fd_mcs= [HW,SCSI] --- MAINTAINERS.orig Sun Jan 7 05:08:30 2001 +++ MAINTAINERS Sun Jan 7 05:10:18 2001 @@ -906,8 +906,8 @@ S: Maintained OLYMPIC NETWORK DRIVER -P: Peter De Shrijver -M: p2@ace.ulyssis.sutdent.kuleuven.ac.be +P: Peter De Schrijver +M: p2@ace.ulyssis.student.kuleuven.ac.be P: Mike Phillips M: phillim@amtrak.com L: linux-net@vger.kernel.org --- Documentation/Configure.help.orig Sun Jan 7 03:30:14 2001 +++ Documentation/Configure.help Sun Jan 7 05:00:51 2001 @@ -1655,12 +1655,12 @@ CONFIG_SGI_SN0_N_MODE The nodes of Origin 200, Origin 2000 and Onyx 2 systems can be configured in either N-Modes which allows for more nodes or M-Mode - which allows for more more memory. Your system is most probably + which allows for more memory. Your system is most probably running in M-Mode, so you should say N here. MIPS JAZZ onboard SONIC Ethernet support CONFIG_MIPS_JAZZ_SONIC - This is the driver for the onboard card of of MIPS Magnum 4000, + This is the driver for the onboard card of MIPS Magnum 4000, Acer PICA, Olivetti M700-10 and a few other identical OEM systems. MIPS JAZZ FAS216 SCSI support @@ -2011,7 +2011,7 @@ CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MARK This option adds a `MARK' target, which allows you to create rules in the `mangle' table which alter the netfilter mark (nfmark) field - associated with the packet packet prior to routing. This can change + associated with the packet prior to routing. This can change the routing method (see `IP: use netfilter MARK value as routing key') and can also be used by other subsystems to change their behavior. @@ -9529,7 +9529,7 @@ This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). - The module will will be called olympic.o. If you want to compile it + The module will be called olympic.o. If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. Also read the file Documentation/networking/olympic.txt or check the @@ -9569,7 +9569,7 @@ This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). - The module will will be called tms380tr.o. If you want to compile it + The module will be called tms380tr.o. If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. Generic TMS380 PCI support @@ -9584,7 +9584,7 @@ This driver is available as a module ( = code which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). - The module will will be called tmspci.o. If you want to compile it + The module will be called tmspci.o. If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. Madge Smart 16/4 PCI Mk2 support @@ -9594,7 +9594,7 @@ This driver is available as a module ( = code which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). - The module will will be called abyss.o. If you want to compile it + The module will be called abyss.o. If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. Madge Smart 16/4 Ringode MicroChannel @@ -9604,7 +9604,7 @@ This driver is available as a module ( = code which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). - The module will will be called madgemc.o. If you want to compile it + The module will be called madgemc.o. If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. SMC ISA TokenRing adapter support @@ -9620,7 +9620,7 @@ This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). - The module will will be called smctr.o. If you want to compile it + The module will be called smctr.o. If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. Sun Happy Meal 10/100baseT support @@ -14591,7 +14591,7 @@ SC-6600 CDROM Interface CONFIG_SC6600_CDROM - This is used to activate the the CDROM interface of the Audio Excel + This is used to activate the CDROM interface of the Audio Excel DSP 16 card. Enter: 0 for Sony, 1 for Panasonic, 2 for IDE, 4 for no CDROM present. --- Documentation/modules.txt.orig Sun Jan 7 05:38:27 2001 +++ Documentation/modules.txt Sun Jan 7 05:48:49 2001 @@ -137,6 +137,39 @@ since umsdos runs piggyback on msdos. +Using modinfo: +-------------- + +Sometimes you need to know what parameters are accepted by a +module or you've found a bug and want to contact the maintainer. +Then modinfo comes in very handy. + +Every module (normally) contains the author/maintainer, +a description and a list of parameters. + +For example "modinfo -a eepro100" will return: + + Maintainer: Andrey V. Savochkin + +and "modinfo -d eepro100" will return a description: + + Intel i82557/i82558 PCI EtherExpressPro driver + +and more important "modinfo -p eepro100" will return this list: + + debug int + options int array (min = 1, max = 8) + full_duplex int array (min = 1, max = 8) + congenb int + txfifo int + rxfifo int + txdmacount int + rxdmacount int + rx_copybreak int + max_interrupt_work int + multicast_filter_limit int + + The "ultimate" utility: ----------------------- --- Documentation/DocBook/kernel-hacking.tmpl.orig Sun Jan 7 05:57:10 2001 +++ Documentation/DocBook/kernel-hacking.tmpl Sun Jan 7 05:57:18 2001 @@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ You may well want to make your CONFIG option only visible if CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is enabled: this serves as a warning to users. There many other fancy things you can do: see - the the various Config.in files for ideas. + the various Config.in files for ideas. --- Documentation/DocBook/kernel-locking.tmpl.orig Sun Jan 7 05:58:48 2001 +++ Documentation/DocBook/kernel-locking.tmpl Sun Jan 7 05:58:55 2001 @@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ spin_lock() and spin_unlock() calls. spin_lock_bh() is - unnecessary here, as you are already in a a tasklet, and + unnecessary here, as you are already in a tasklet, and none will be run on the same CPU. -- dag wieers, , http://mind.be/ -- Out of swap, out of luck. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/