From: Robert P. J. Day Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 13:27:38 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Documentation: Clarify when module debugging actually works. X-Git-Tag: v2.6.25-rc1~1059^2~65 X-Git-Url: https://git.karo-electronics.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0cadfc09534033e2b9694bd2d226b5dcfebd6704;p=karo-tx-linux.git Documentation: Clarify when module debugging actually works. Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk --- diff --git a/Documentation/debugging-modules.txt b/Documentation/debugging-modules.txt index 24029f65fc94..172ad4aec493 100644 --- a/Documentation/debugging-modules.txt +++ b/Documentation/debugging-modules.txt @@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ echo 'echo "$@" >> /tmp/modprobe.log' >> /tmp/modprobe echo 'exec /sbin/modprobe "$@"' >> /tmp/modprobe chmod a+x /tmp/modprobe echo /tmp/modprobe > /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe + +Note that the above applies only when the *kernel* is requesting +that the module be loaded -- it won't have any effect if that module +is being loaded explicitly using "modprobe" from userspace.