X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Fudev.xml;h=7f6a30df521de55a379bf8c8b957b59f09ff03d5;hb=1aa1e24848903d11780db1ade355be73ad61a937;hp=02dcd2586a8173939d55f0341a8bc9e74f6d195d;hpb=7b86ada7d4a6b2597299912964d1b8da3d059691;p=elogind.git diff --git a/docs/udev.xml b/docs/udev.xml index 02dcd2586..7f6a30df5 100644 --- a/docs/udev.xml +++ b/docs/udev.xml @@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ Usually udev runs as udevd 8 and receives uevents directly from the - kernel if a device is added or removed form the system. The program - udev itself may be used as an event handler in situations, - where running the daemon is not appropriate, like in initramfs. + kernel if a device is added or removed form the system. If udev receives a device event, it matches its configured rules against the available device attributes provided in sysfs to identify the device. @@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ CONFIGURATION All udev configuration files are placed in /etc/udev/*. - Every file consist of a set of lines of text. All empty lines or lines beginning + Every file consists of a set of lines of text. All empty lines or lines beginning with '#' will be ignored. Configuration file @@ -71,14 +69,6 @@ - - - - The name and location of the udev database. The default value is - /dev/.udevdb. - - - @@ -186,7 +176,7 @@ - Match the typ of bus the device is connected to. + Match the type of bus the device is connected to. @@ -208,7 +198,7 @@ Match against the value of an environment key. Depending on - the specified operation, this key is also used as a assignment. + the specified operation, this key is also used as an assignment. @@ -273,8 +263,8 @@ - The name of the node to be created, or the name, the network interface - should be renamed to. Only one rule can set the a name, all later rules with + The name of the node to be created, or the name the network interface + should be renamed to. Only one rule can set the node name, all later rules with a NAME key will be ignored. @@ -292,7 +282,7 @@ - The permissions for the device node. Every specified value over writes + The permissions for the device node. Every specified value overwrites the compiled-in default value. @@ -371,13 +361,6 @@ - - , - - The kernel bus id for this device. - - - , @@ -401,7 +384,7 @@ - , + , The value of an environment variable. @@ -432,18 +415,6 @@ - - , - - If a device node already exists with the name, the smallest next free - number is used. This can be used to create compatibility symlinks and enumerate - devices of the same type originating from different kernel subsystems. - Note: The use of the enumeration facility is unreliable for events that - request a number at the same time. The use of enumerations in todays setups - where devices can come and go at any time is not recomended. - - - ,