WANTED: .../modules.*map to (X)HTML
Quoted 3 lines · David Brownell
- (dream on) some XML file holding all the modutils data "
MODULE_DESCRIPTION", "MODULE_PARM_DESC" and so forth, for each module.
There is a patch in my intray by Jaroslav Kysela that creates modules.parms. One line for each MODULE_AUTHOR, _DESCRIPTION, _PARM, _PARM_DESC. That patch will be in modutils 2.4.2 or maybe later. I am holding off on modutils work until Linus/Alan realises that we need the kernel patch to add version numbers to device tables, I want an agreed working base to extend on.
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- (dream on) some XML file holding all the modutils data "
MODULE_DESCRIPTION", "MODULE_PARM_DESC" and so forth, for each module.
Actually that's one of the easier parts to deliver ... since "modinfo" already exposes that, it's just a shell script to dump it out into a form that a document generation system can then play with. No modutils patch necessary.
In fact, since I'm not always patient, I hacked that together and put together part of the kind of system I want to see. Take a peek at this (temporary?) URL, and send along any comments that come to mind -- yes, none of the device or class info shows up:
http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/kernel.html
The shell script that extracts "modinfo" data is "modinfo.sh", and an example of its output is there, "modinfo.xml". That's for a kernel with most USB drivers as modules, but very few PCI/Cardbus drivers configured.
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I am
holding off on modutils work until Linus/Alan realises that we need the kernel patch to add version numbers to device tables, I want an agreed working base to extend on.
Yes, that's a problem. Sigh.
- Dave
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Keith Owens wrote
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I am
holding off on modutils work until Linus/Alan realises that we need the kernel patch to add version numbers to device tables, I want an agreed working base to extend on.Yes, that's a problem. Sigh.
It should not be. All the maintainers (modutils, usb) agree that it is needed. I do not understand why the patch to the kernel tables has not been accepted.
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I am
holding off on modutils work until Linus/Alan realises that we need the kernel patch to add version numbers to device tables, I want an agreed working base to extend on.Yes, that's a problem. Sigh.
Can someone confirm that Linus and Alan have joined this list? They obviously need to be aware of hotplug-related development and, preferably, add their comments and design concerns into the mix. If they are fully aware of the design and development process, they are likely to be more responsive to patch submissions.
Miles
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