Changeset 6c38cd8 for chapter06/hotplug.xml
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chapter06/hotplug.xml
rff9c064 r6c38cd8 83 83 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug"><primary 84 84 sortas="b-hotplug">hotplug</primary></indexterm> 85 <para>This script is called by default by Linux kernel when something85 <para>This script is called by default by the Linux kernel when something 86 86 changes in its internal state (e.g., a new device is added or removed).</para> 87 87 </listitem> … … 93 93 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-rc"><primary 94 94 sortas="d-/etc/hotplug/*.rc">/etc/hotplug/*.rc</primary></indexterm> 95 <para>These scripts are used for cold plugging, i.e., detection and other 96 specific actions upon hardware already present during system startup. 97 They are called by the <filename>hotplug</filename> initscript that comes 98 from the LFS-Bootscripts package. 99 The <command>*.rc</command> 100 scripts try to recover hotplug events that were lost during system boot 101 because, e.g., the root filesystem was not mounted by the kernel. 102 </para> 95 <para>These scripts are used for cold plugging, i.e., detecting and acting upon 96 hardware already present during system startup. They are called by the 97 <filename>hotplug</filename> initscript that comes from the LFS-Bootscripts 98 package. The <command>*.rc</command> scripts try to recover hotplug events that 99 were lost during system boot because, for example, the root filesystem was not 100 mounted by the kernel.</para> 103 101 </listitem> 104 102 </varlistentry> … … 111 109 <para>These scripts are called by <command>hotplug</command> 112 110 in response to different types of hotplug events generated by the kernel. 113 Their action is to insert corresponding kernel modules and call user-provided114 scripts, if any.111 Their action is to insert corresponding kernel modules and call any 112 user-provided scripts. 115 113 </para> 116 114 </listitem> … … 122 120 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-functions"><primary 123 121 sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/hotplug.functions">/etc/hotplug/hotplug.functions</primary></indexterm> 124 <para>This file contains common functions used by other scripts in Hotplug122 <para>This file contains common functions used by other scripts in the Hotplug 125 123 package. 126 124 </para> … … 133 131 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-blacklist"><primary 134 132 sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/blacklist">/etc/hotplug/blacklist</primary></indexterm> 135 <para>This file contains the list of modules that should never be 136 inserted into the kernel byhotplug scripts.133 <para>This file contains the list of modules that should never be inserted into 134 the kernel by the hotplug scripts. 137 135 </para> 138 136 </listitem> … … 144 142 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-subdirs"><primary 145 143 sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/{pci,usb}">/etc/hotplug/{pci,usb}</primary></indexterm> 146 <para>These directories are supposed to contain user-written handlers for 147 hotplug events. 144 <para>These directories contain user-written handlers for hotplug events. 148 145 </para> 149 146 </listitem> … … 156 153 sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap">/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap</primary></indexterm> 157 154 <para>This file contains rules that determine which user-defined handlers to 158 call for each USB device, based on its vendor , idand other attributes.155 call for each USB device, based on its vendor ID and other attributes. 159 156 </para> 160 157 </listitem> … … 166 163 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-events"><primary 167 164 sortas="e-/var/log/hotplug/events">/var/log/hotplug/events</primary></indexterm> 168 <para>This file contains all the events since bootup that hotplug has called.165 <para>This file contains all the events that hotplug has called since bootup. 169 166 </para> 170 167 </listitem> … … 176 173 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-hotplug.d"><primary 177 174 sortas="e-/etc/hotplug.d">/etc/hotplug.d</primary></indexterm> 178 <para>This directory contains programs (or symlinks to them) 179 that are interested in receiving hotplug events. E.g., 180 <application>Udev</application> puts its symlink here during installation. 181 </para> 175 <para>This directory contains programs (or symlinks to them) that are interested 176 in receiving hotplug events. For example, <application>Udev</application> puts 177 its symlink here during installation.</para> 182 178 </listitem> 183 179 </varlistentry> … … 188 184 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-firmware"><primary 189 185 sortas="e-/lib/firmware">/lib/firmware</primary></indexterm> 190 <para>This directory contains the firmware for devices that 191 need to have there firmware loaded before use. 192 </para> 186 <para>This directory contains the firmware for devices that need to have their 187 firmware loaded before use.</para> 193 188 </listitem> 194 189 </varlistentry>
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