From a901ebb907e6aca38dc43417d6ce30f23651ea64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Richter Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 01:43:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Doc/kernel-parameters.txt: mention modinfo and sysfs Doc/kernel-parameters.txt: mention modinfo and sysfs Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk --- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 5746dee1eff..d057e9e74d3 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ are specified on the kernel command line with the module name plus usbcore.blinkenlights=1 +This document may not be entirely up to date and comprehensive. The command +"modinfo -p ${modulename}" shows a current list of all parameters of a loadable +module. Loadable modules, after being loaded into the running kernel, also +reveal their parameters in /sys/module/${modulename}/parameters/. Some of these +parameters may be changed at runtime by the command +"echo -n ${value} > /sys/module/${modulename}/parameters/${parm}". + The text in square brackets at the beginning of the description states the restrictions on the kernel for the said kernel parameter to be valid. The restrictions referred to are that the relevant option is valid if: