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NAME
depmod.conf — Configuration file/directory for depmod
DESCRIPTION
The order in which modules are processed by the depmod command can be
altered on a global or per-module basis. This is typically useful in
cases where built-in kernel modules are complemented by custom built
versions of the same and the user wishes to affect the priority of
processing in order to override the module version supplied by the
kernel.
The format of depmod.conf and files under depmod.d is simple: one
command per line, with blank lines and lines starting with # ignored
(useful for adding comments). A at the end of a line causes it to
continue on the next line, which makes the file a bit neater.
COMMANDS
search subdirectory...
This allows you to specify the order in which /lib/modules
(or other configured module location) subdirectories will be
processed by depmod. Directories are listed in order, with
the highest priority given to the first listed directory and
the lowest to the last. The special keyword built-in refers
to the standard module directories installed by the kernel.
By default, depmod will give a higher priority to a directory
with the name updates using this built-in search
string: "updates built-in" but more complex arrangements are
possible and are used in several popular distributions.
override modulename kernelversion modulesubdirectory
This command allows you to override which version of a
specific module will be used when more than one module
sharing the same name is processed by the depmod command. It
is possible to specify one kernel or all kernels using the *
wildcard. modulesubdirectory is the name of the subdirectory
under /lib/modules (or other module location) where the
target module is installed.
For example, it is possible to override the priority of an
updated test module called kmp by specifying the following
command: "override kmp * extra". This will ensure that any
matching module name installed under the extra subdirectory
within /lib/modules (or other module location) will take
priority over any likenamed module already provided by the
kernel.
include filename
Using this command, you can include other configuration
files, or whole directories, which is occasionally useful.
COPYRIGHT
This manual page Copyright 2006, Jon Masters, Red Hat, Inc.
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