DEPMOD.CONF(5)                                                                                                    DEPMOD.CONF(5)



NAME
       depmod.conf, depmod.d - Configuration file/directory for depmod

DESCRIPTION
       The  order  in  which modules are processed by the depmod command can be altered on a global or per-module basis. This is
       typically useful in cases where built-in kernel modules are complemented by custom built versions of  the  same  and  the
       user wishes to affect the priority of processing in order to override the module version supplied by the kernel.

       The  format  of depmod.conf and files under depmod.d is simple: one command per line, with blank lines and lines starting
       with '#' ignored (useful for adding comments). A '\' at the end of a line causes it to continue on the next  line,  which
       makes the file a bit neater.

COMMANDS
       search subdirectory...
              This  allows  you  to specify the order in which /lib/modules (or other configured module location) subdirectories
              will be processed by depmod. Directories are listed in order, with the highest priority given to the first  listed
              directory  and  the lowest priority given to the last directory listed. The special keyword built-in refers to the
              standard module directories installed by the kernel.

              By default, depmod will give a higher priority to a directory with the name updates  using  this  built-in  search
              string:  "updates  built-in"  but more complex arrangements are possible and are used in several popular distribu-
              tions.

       override modulename kernelversion modulesubdirectory
              This command allows you to override which version of a specific module will be used  when  more  than  one  module
              sharing  the  same  name  is  processed by the depmod command. It is possible to specify one kernel or all kernels
              using the * wildcard.  modulesubdirectory is the name of the subdirectory  under  /lib/modules  (or  other  module
              location) where the target module is installed.

              For  example,  it is possible to override the priority of an updated test module called kmp by specifying the fol-
              lowing command: "override kmp * extra".  This will ensure that any matching module name installed under the  extra
              subdirectory  within  /lib/modules (or other module location) will take priority over any likenamed module already
              provided by the kernel.

COPYRIGHT
       This manual page Copyright 2006, Jon Masters, Red Hat, Inc.

SEE ALSO
       depmod(8)



                                                           2005-09-23                                             DEPMOD.CONF(5)