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depmod.d(5)


NAME

   depmod.d - Configuration directory for depmod

SYNOPSIS

   /usr/lib/depmod.d/*.conf

   /etc/depmod.d/*.conf

   /run/depmod.d/*.conf

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 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 files 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
       priority given to the last directory listed. 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 kmod by specifying the following command:
       "override kmod * 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.

COPYRIGHT

   This manual page Copyright 2006-2010, Jon Masters, Red Hat, Inc.

SEE ALSO

   depmod(8)

AUTHORS

   Jon Masters <jcm@jonmasters.org>
       Developer

   Robby Workman <rworkman@slackware.com>
       Developer

   Lucas De Marchi <lucas.de.marchi@gmail.com>
       Developer



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