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!!NAME |
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modules.dep --- List of module dependencies |
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!!DESCRIPTION |
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The modules.dep as generated by module-init-tools __depmod__, lists the dependencies for every module in the directories under __/lib/modules/__''version'', where __modules.dep__ is. |
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Blank lines, and lines starting with a '#' (ignoring spaces) are ignored. Other lines are of the form "filename: [[filename]*", listing the complete dependencies for the first filename in descending order. |
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For example, if __/lib/modules/2.5.53/kernel/a.ko__ depended on __b.ko__ and __c.ko__ in the same directory, and __c.ko__ depended on __b.ko__ as well, the file might look like: |
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/lib/modules/2.5.53/kernel/a.ko: /lib/modules/2.5.53/kernel/c.ko /lib/modules/2.5.53/kernel/b.ko |
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/lib/modules/2.5.53/kernel/b.ko: |
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/lib/modules/2.5.53/kernel/c.ko: /lib/modules/2.5.53/kernel/b.ko |
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This file is used by modprobe to know the order to load modules (they are loaded right to left, and removed left to right). |
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!!COPYRIGHT |
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This manual page Copyright 2002, Rusty Russell, IBM Corporation. |
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!!SEE ALSO |
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modprobe(8) |
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