Author: matthew Date: 2006-02-03 13:50:26 -0700 (Fri, 03 Feb 2006) New Revision: 7338
Removed: branches/udev_update/BOOK/chapter06/hotplug.xml Log: Remove the now unnecessary hotplug page Deleted: branches/udev_update/BOOK/chapter06/hotplug.xml =================================================================== --- branches/udev_update/BOOK/chapter06/hotplug.xml 2006-02-03 20:49:08 UTC (rev 7337) +++ branches/udev_update/BOOK/chapter06/hotplug.xml 2006-02-03 20:50:26 UTC (rev 7338) @@ -1,188 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd"; [ - <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> - %general-entities; -]> -<sect1 id="ch-system-hotplug" xreflabel="Hotplug" role="wrap"> -<title>Hotplug-&hotplug-version;</title> -<?dbhtml filename="hotplug.html"?> - -<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug"><primary sortas="a-Hotplug">Hotplug</primary></indexterm> - -<sect2 role="package"><title/> -<para>The Hotplug package contains scripts that react upon hotplug events -generated by the kernel. Such events correspond to every change in the kernel -state visible in the <systemitem class="filesystem">sysfs</systemitem> -filesystem, e.g., the addition and removal of hardware. This package also -detects existing hardware during boot and inserts the relevant modules into the -running kernel.</para> - -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> -<segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>0.01 SBU</seg><seg>460 KB</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> - -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>Bash, Coreutils, Find, Gawk, and Make</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> -</sect2> - -<sect2 role="installation"> -<title>Installation of Hotplug</title> - -<para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para> - -<para>Install the Hotplug package:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> - -<para>Copy a file that the <quote>install</quote> target omits.</para> - -<screen><userinput>cp -v etc/hotplug/pnp.distmap /etc/hotplug</userinput></screen> - -<para>Remove the init script that Hotplug installs since we are going to be -using the script included in the LFS-Bootscripts package:</para> - -<screen><userinput>rm -rfv /etc/init.d</userinput></screen> - -<para>Network device hotplugging is not yet supported by the LFS-Bootscripts -package. For that reason, remove the network hotplug agent:</para> - -<screen><userinput>rm -fv /etc/hotplug/net.agent</userinput></screen> - -<para>Create a directory for storing firmware that can be loaded by -<command>hotplug</command>:</para> - -<screen><userinput>mkdir -v /lib/firmware</userinput></screen> - -</sect2> - - -<sect2 id="contents-hotplug" role="content"><title>Contents of Hotplug</title> - -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>Installed program</segtitle> -<segtitle>Installed scripts</segtitle> -<segtitle>Installed files</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>hotplug</seg> -<seg>/etc/hotplug/*.rc, /etc/hotplug/*.agent</seg> -<seg>/etc/hotplug/hotplug.functions, /etc/hotplug/blacklist, /etc/hotplug/{pci,usb}, -/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap, /etc/hotplug.d, and /var/log/hotplug/events</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> - -<variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> -<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> -<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> - -<varlistentry id="hotplug"> -<term><command>hotplug</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>This script is called by default by the Linux kernel when something -changes in its internal state (e.g., a new device is added or an existing device -is removed)</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug"><primary -sortas="b-hotplug">hotplug</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="hotplug-rc"> -<term><command>/etc/hotplug/*.rc</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>These scripts are used for cold plugging, i.e., detecting and acting upon -hardware already present during system startup. They are called by the -<filename>hotplug</filename> initscript included in the LFS-Bootscripts package. -The <command>*.rc</command> scripts try to recover hotplug events that were lost -during system boot because, for example, the root filesystem was not mounted by -the kernel</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-rc"><primary -sortas="d-/etc/hotplug/*.rc">/etc/hotplug/*.rc</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="hotplug-agent"> -<term><command>/etc/hotplug/*.agent</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>These scripts are called by <command>hotplug</command> -in response to different types of hotplug events generated by the kernel. -Their action is to insert corresponding kernel modules and call any -user-provided scripts</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-agent"><primary -sortas="d-/etc/hotplug/*.agent">/etc/hotplug/*.agent</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="hotplug-blacklist"> -<term><filename>/etc/hotplug/blacklist</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>This file contains the list of modules that should never be inserted into -the kernel by the Hotplug scripts</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-blacklist"><primary -sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/blacklist">/etc/hotplug/blacklist</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="hotplug-functions"> -<term><filename>/etc/hotplug/hotplug.functions</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>This file contains common functions used by other scripts in the Hotplug -package</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-functions"><primary -sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/hotplug.functions">/etc/hotplug/hotplug.functions</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="hotplug-subdirs"> -<term><filename class="directory">/etc/hotplug/{pci,usb}</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>These directories contain user-written handlers for hotplug events</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-subdirs"><primary -sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/{pci,usb}">/etc/hotplug/{pci,usb}</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="hotplug-usb.usermap"> -<term><filename>/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>This file contains rules that determine which user-defined handlers to -call for each USB device, based on its vendor ID and other attributes</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-usb.usermap"><primary -sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap">/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="hotplug-hotplug.d"> -<term><filename class="directory">/etc/hotplug.d</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>This directory contains programs (or symlinks to them) that are interested -in receiving hotplug events. For example, Udev puts its symlink here during -installation</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-hotplug.d"><primary -sortas="e-/etc/hotplug.d">/etc/hotplug.d</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="hotplug-firmware"> -<term><filename class="directory">/lib/firmware</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>This directory contains the firmware for devices that need to have their -firmware loaded before use</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-firmware"><primary -sortas="e-/lib/firmware">/lib/firmware</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="hotplug-events"> -<term><filename>/var/log/hotplug/events</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>This file contains all the events that <command>hotplug</command> has -called since bootup</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-events"><primary -sortas="e-/var/log/hotplug/events">/var/log/hotplug/events</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -</variablelist> -</sect2> -</sect1> -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
