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depmod.conf(5) depmod.conf(5)

NAME
depmod.conf -- 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 prior-
ity 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 to the last. 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 distributions.

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 * wild-
card. 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 following 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 like-
named module already provided by the kernel.

include filename
Using this command, you can include other configuration files, or whole directo-
ries, which is occasionally useful.

depmod.conf(5)

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