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author | Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> | 2008-07-08 17:00:25 (GMT) |
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committer | Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> | 2008-07-22 09:24:29 (GMT) |
commit | a81792f668c20540c336af4242ba1400763eb14f (patch) | |
tree | 3e2d1b1503ec5ad72495a6783daee48da25ea7c2 | |
parent | baabaae98125fbd1a8dc258aa95333c01cd9e206 (diff) | |
download | linux-fsl-qoriq-a81792f668c20540c336af4242ba1400763eb14f.tar.xz |
remove mention of CONFIG_KMOD from documentation
Also includes a few Kconfig files (xtensa, blackfin)
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Cc: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/bfs.txt | 10 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook/alsa-driver-api.tmpl | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/telephony/ixj.txt | 13 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/w9968cf.txt | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | arch/blackfin/Kconfig | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | arch/xtensa/Kconfig | 4 |
6 files changed, 13 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/bfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/bfs.txt index ea825e1..78043d5 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/bfs.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/bfs.txt @@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ You can simplify mounting by just typing: this will allocate the first available loopback device (and load loop.o kernel module if necessary) automatically. If the loopback driver is not -loaded automatically, make sure that your kernel is compiled with kmod -support (CONFIG_KMOD) enabled. Beware that umount will not -deallocate /dev/loopN device if /etc/mtab file on your system is a -symbolic link to /proc/mounts. You will need to do it manually using -"-d" switch of losetup(8). Read losetup(8) manpage for more info. +loaded automatically, make sure that you have compiled the module and +that modprobe is functioning. Beware that umount will not deallocate +/dev/loopN device if /etc/mtab file on your system is a symbolic link to +/proc/mounts. You will need to do it manually using "-d" switch of +losetup(8). Read losetup(8) manpage for more info. To create the BFS image under UnixWare you need to find out first which slice contains it. The command prtvtoc(1M) is your friend: diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook/alsa-driver-api.tmpl b/Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook/alsa-driver-api.tmpl index c4d2e35..9d644f7 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook/alsa-driver-api.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook/alsa-driver-api.tmpl @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ <sect1><title>Device Components</title> !Esound/core/device.c </sect1> - <sect1><title>KMOD and Device File Entries</title> + <sect1><title>Module requests and Device File Entries</title> !Esound/core/sound.c </sect1> <sect1><title>Memory Management Helpers</title> diff --git a/Documentation/telephony/ixj.txt b/Documentation/telephony/ixj.txt index 621024f..44d1240 100644 --- a/Documentation/telephony/ixj.txt +++ b/Documentation/telephony/ixj.txt @@ -305,21 +305,14 @@ driver, like this: which will result in the needed drivers getting loaded automatically. - g. if you are planning on using kerneld to automatically load the -module for you, then you need to edit /etc/conf.modules and add the + g. if you are planning on having the kernel automatically request +the module for you, then you need to edit /etc/conf.modules and add the following lines: options ixj dspio=0x340 xio=0x330 ixjdebug=0 If you do this, then when you execute an application that uses the -module kerneld will load the module for you. Note that to do this, -you need to have your kernel set to support kerneld. You can check -for this by looking at /usr/src/linux/.config and you should see this: - - # Loadable module support - # - <snip> - CONFIG_KMOD=y +module the kernel will request that it is loaded. h. if you want non-root users to be able to read and write to the ixj devices (this is a good idea!) you should do the following: diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/w9968cf.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/w9968cf.txt index e0bba83..05138e8 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/w9968cf.txt +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/w9968cf.txt @@ -193,9 +193,6 @@ Description: Automatic 'ovcamchip' module loading: 0 disabled, 1 enabled. loads that module automatically. This action is performed as once soon as the 'w9968cf' module is loaded into memory. Default: 1 -Note: The kernel must be compiled with the CONFIG_KMOD option - enabled for the 'ovcamchip' module to be loaded and for - this parameter to be present. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: simcams Type: int diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig index b87634e..b83b8ef 100644 --- a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig +++ b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig @@ -873,8 +873,8 @@ config HOTPLUG plugged into slots found on all modern laptop computers. Another example, used on modern desktops as well as laptops, is USB. - Enable HOTPLUG and KMOD, and build a modular kernel. Get agent - software (at <http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/>) and install it. + Enable HOTPLUG and build a modular kernel. Get agent software + (from <http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/>) and install it. Then your kernel will automatically call out to a user mode "policy agent" (/sbin/hotplug) to load modules and set up software needed to use devices as you hotplug them. diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig index 9fc8551..02e417d 100644 --- a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig +++ b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig @@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ config HOTPLUG plugged into slots found on all modern laptop computers. Another example, used on modern desktops as well as laptops, is USB. - Enable HOTPLUG and KMOD, and build a modular kernel. Get agent - software (at <http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/>) and install it. + Enable HOTPLUG and build a modular kernel. Get agent software + (from <http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/>) and install it. Then your kernel will automatically call out to a user mode "policy agent" (/sbin/hotplug) to load modules and set up software needed to use devices as you hotplug them. |