X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fkernel-install.xml;h=3612b7d934b88a4b9e887c4138bc2098e6af3323;hp=9c2ecc48b2163e68bdcc05bb3b78bc4597f7f908;hb=93ae25e6fd62b2f87c3dd9ad3e81934eecc48057;hpb=845c53246f73a505f12bb7f685a530045fa60a40 diff --git a/man/kernel-install.xml b/man/kernel-install.xml index 9c2ecc48b..3612b7d93 100644 --- a/man/kernel-install.xml +++ b/man/kernel-install.xml @@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ along with systemd; If not, see . located in the directory /usr/lib/kernel/install.d/ and the local administration directory /etc/kernel/install.d/. All files are collectively sorted and executed in lexical order, regardless of the directory in - which they live. However, files with identical file names replace each other. + which they live. However, files with identical filenames replace each other. Files in /etc/kernel/install.d/ take precedence over files with the same name in /usr/lib/kernel/install.d/. This can be used to override a system-supplied executables with a local file if needed; a symbolic link in /etc/kernel/install.d/ with the same name as an executable in /usr/lib/kernel/install.d/, pointing to /dev/null, disables the executable entirely. Executables must have the - extension .install; other extensions are ignored. + extension .install; other extensions are ignored. @@ -84,42 +84,42 @@ along with systemd; If not, see . add KERNEL-VERSION KERNEL-IMAGE - calls every executable + kernel-install creates the directory + /boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/ + and calls every executable /usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install and /etc/kernel/install.d/*.install with the arguments - -add KERNEL-VERSION /boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/ - + add KERNEL-VERSION /boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/ - kernel-install copies + The kernel-install plugin 50-depmod.install runs depmod for the KERNEL-VERSION. + + The kernel-install plugin 90-loaderentry.install copies KERNEL-IMAGE to /boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/linux. - - - kernel-install also creates a boot - loader entry according to the boot loader specification in + It also creates a boot loader entry according to the boot loader specification in /boot/loader/entries/MACHINE-ID-KERNEL-VERSION.conf. + The title of the entry is the PRETTY_NAME parameter specified in /etc/os-release, + or "Linux KERNEL-VERSION", if unset. If the file initrd is found next to the linux file, the initrd will be added to the configuration. - remove KERNEL-VERSION KERNEL-IMAGE + remove KERNEL-VERSION - calls every executable /usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install + Calls every executable /usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install and /etc/kernel/install.d/*.install with the arguments - -remove KERNEL-VERSION /boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/ - + remove KERNEL-VERSION /boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/ kernel-install removes the entire directory - /boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/ - and the file - /boot/loader/entries/MACHINE-ID-KERNEL-VERSION.conf + /boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/ afterwards. + + The kernel-install plugin 90-loaderentry.install removes the file + /boot/loader/entries/MACHINE-ID-KERNEL-VERSION.conf. @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ remove KERNEL-VERSION /boot/MA /etc/kernel/install.d/*.install - Drop-in files, which are executed by kernel-install. + Drop-in files which are executed by kernel-install. @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ remove KERNEL-VERSION /boot/MA /etc/os-release - The content of the file specifies the operating system id OS-ID. + The content of the file specifies the operating system title PRETTY_NAME.