Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:24:28 -0700 | From | coop@axian ... | Subject | Re: Documentation of module parameters. |
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You can use the "modinfo" utility (Do "man modinfo".) In particular
modinfo -p driver.o
will give any parameters that can be set in driver.o. If the module author has used the MODULE_PARM_DESC() macro, more documentation can be found.
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>I was recently looking for a single location where all the possible >module parameters for the linux kernel was located. > >I figured I would look at the source first, hoping that each module >maintaier would clearly document at the beginning of each .c file all of >the parameters his or her module can accept. Sadly, that's not always >the case. Some modules are well documented, others are a complete >mystery. If I was a programmer myself, I might be able to determine from >the code itself what parameters are possible, but that's not one of my >talents. Could any and all of you please take the time to document your >code, and keep the comments up to date when it changes? I think that in >the source code itself is the best place for such documentation, as you >have the chance to fix the docs with every patch, and the source is >always included in each distribution. Then from the source can any >exterior documentation be gleaned. Those of us who don't speak C would >really appreciate it.
>Thanks In Advance.
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