Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Sat, 26 Jun 2021 09:04:08 -0400 | From | Steven Rostedt <> | Subject | [for-next][PATCH 04/24] docs: bootconfig: Update for mixing value and subkeys |
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From: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Update document for the mixing value and subkeys on a key.
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/162262196510.264090.15044943496205914148.stgit@devnote2
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org> --- Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst index 452b7dcd7f6b..6a79f2e59396 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst @@ -89,13 +89,35 @@ you can use ``+=`` operator. For example:: In this case, the key ``foo`` has ``bar``, ``baz`` and ``qux``. -However, a sub-key and a value can not co-exist under a parent key. -For example, following config is NOT allowed.:: +Moreover, sub-keys and a value can coexist under a parent key. +For example, following config is allowed.:: foo = value1 - foo.bar = value2 # !ERROR! subkey "bar" and value "value1" can NOT co-exist - foo.bar := value2 # !ERROR! even with the override operator, this is NOT allowed. + foo.bar = value2 + foo := value3 # This will update foo's value. + +Note, since there is no syntax to put a raw value directly under a +structured key, you have to define it outside of the brace. For example:: + + foo { + bar = value1 + bar { + baz = value2 + qux = value3 + } + } + +Also, the order of the value node under a key is fixed. If there +are a value and subkeys, the value is always the first child node +of the key. Thus if user specifies subkeys first, e.g.:: + + foo.bar = value1 + foo = value2 + +In the program (and /proc/bootconfig), it will be shown as below:: + foo = value2 + foo.bar = value1 Comments -------- -- 2.30.2
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