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-<refentry id="systemd-udevd">
+<refentry id="systemd-udevd.service">
<refentryinfo>
- <title>udevd</title>
+ <title>systemd-udevd.service</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
<authorgroup>
<author>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
- <refentrytitle>systemd-udevd</refentrytitle>
+ <refentrytitle>systemd-udevd.service</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="version"></refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>systemd-udevd.service</refname>
+ <refname>systemd-udevd-control.socket</refname>
+ <refname>systemd-udevd-kernel.socket</refname>
<refname>systemd-udevd</refname>
<refpurpose>Device event managing daemon</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
- <para><filename>systemd-logind.service</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>systemd-udevd.service</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>systemd-udevd-control.socket</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>systemd-udevd-kernel.socket</filename></para>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd</command>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1><title>Description</title>
- <para>systemd-udevd listens to kernel uevents. For every event, systemd-udevd executes matching
- instructions specified in udev rules. See <citerefentry>
- <refentrytitle>udev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
+ <para><command>systemd-udevd</command> listens to kernel uevents.
+ For every event, systemd-udevd executes matching instructions
+ specified in udev rules. See <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>udev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>.</para>
<para>The behavior of the running daemon can be changed with
<command>udevadm control</command>.</para>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--children-max=</option></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Limit the number of parallel executed events.</para>
+ <para>Limit the number of events executed in parallel.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--exec-delay=</option></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Number of seconds to delay the execution of RUN instructions.
- This might be useful when debugging system crashes during coldplug
- cause by loading non-working kernel modules.</para>
+
+ <para>Delay the execution of RUN instruction by the given
+ number of seconds. This option might be useful when
+ debugging system crashes during coldplug caused by loading
+ non-working kernel modules.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<refsect1><title>Kernel command line</title>
<variablelist>
- <para>The parameters starting with "rd.", will be read when udev is used in an initrd.</para>
+ <para>Parameters starting with "rd." will be read when
+ <command>systemd-udevd</command> is used in an initrd.</para>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>udev.log-priority=</varname></term>
<term><varname>rd.udev.log-priority=</varname></term>
<term><varname>udev.children-max=</varname></term>
<term><varname>rd.udev.children-max=</varname></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Limit the number of parallel executed events.</para>
+ <para>Limit the number of events executed in parallel.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>udev.exec-delay=</varname></term>
<term><varname>rd.udev.exec-delay=</varname></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Number of seconds to delay the execution of RUN instructions.
- This might be useful when debugging system crashes during coldplug
- cause by loading non-working kernel modules.</para>
+ <para>Delay the execution of RUN instruction by the given
+ number of seconds. This option might be useful when
+ debugging system crashes during coldplug caused by loading
+ non-working kernel modules.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>