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@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ directory:</para>
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<listitem>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug"><primary
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sortas="b-hotplug">hotplug</primary></indexterm>
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-<para>This script is called by default by Linux kernel when something
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+<para>This script is called by default by the Linux kernel when something
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changes in its internal state (e.g., a new device is added or removed).</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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@@ -95,14 +95,12 @@ changes in its internal state (e.g., a new device is added or removed).</para>
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<listitem>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-rc"><primary
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sortas="d-/etc/hotplug/*.rc">/etc/hotplug/*.rc</primary></indexterm>
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-<para>These scripts are used for cold plugging, i.e., detection and other
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-specific actions upon hardware already present during system startup.
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-They are called by the <filename>hotplug</filename> initscript that comes
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-from the LFS-Bootscripts package.
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-The <command>*.rc</command>
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-scripts try to recover hotplug events that were lost during system boot
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-because, e.g., the root filesystem was not mounted by the kernel.
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-</para>
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+<para>These scripts are used for cold plugging, i.e., detecting and acting upon
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+hardware already present during system startup. They are called by the
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+<filename>hotplug</filename> initscript that comes from the LFS-Bootscripts
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+package. The <command>*.rc</command> scripts try to recover hotplug events that
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+were lost during system boot because, for example, the root filesystem was not
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+mounted by the kernel.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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@@ -113,8 +111,8 @@ because, e.g., the root filesystem was not mounted by the kernel.
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sortas="d-/etc/hotplug/*.agent">/etc/hotplug/*.agent</primary></indexterm>
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<para>These scripts are called by <command>hotplug</command>
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in response to different types of hotplug events generated by the kernel.
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-Their action is to insert corresponding kernel modules and call user-provided
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-scripts, if any.
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+Their action is to insert corresponding kernel modules and call any
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+user-provided scripts.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ scripts, if any.
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<listitem>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-functions"><primary
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sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/hotplug.functions">/etc/hotplug/hotplug.functions</primary></indexterm>
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-<para>This file contains common functions used by other scripts in Hotplug
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+<para>This file contains common functions used by other scripts in the Hotplug
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package.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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@@ -135,8 +133,8 @@ package.
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<listitem>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-blacklist"><primary
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sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/blacklist">/etc/hotplug/blacklist</primary></indexterm>
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-<para>This file contains the list of modules that should never be
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-inserted into the kernel by hotplug scripts.
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+<para>This file contains the list of modules that should never be inserted into
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+the kernel by the hotplug scripts.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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@@ -146,8 +144,7 @@ inserted into the kernel by hotplug scripts.
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<listitem>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-subdirs"><primary
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sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/{pci,usb}">/etc/hotplug/{pci,usb}</primary></indexterm>
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-<para>These directories are supposed to contain user-written handlers for
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-hotplug events.
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+<para>These directories contain user-written handlers for hotplug events.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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@@ -158,7 +155,7 @@ hotplug events.
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-usb.usermap"><primary
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sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap">/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap</primary></indexterm>
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<para>This file contains rules that determine which user-defined handlers to
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-call for each USB device, based on its vendor, id and other attributes.
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+call for each USB device, based on its vendor ID and other attributes.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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@@ -168,7 +165,7 @@ call for each USB device, based on its vendor, id and other attributes.
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<listitem>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-events"><primary
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sortas="e-/var/log/hotplug/events">/var/log/hotplug/events</primary></indexterm>
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-<para>This file contains all the events since bootup that hotplug has called.
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+<para>This file contains all the events that hotplug has called since bootup.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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@@ -178,10 +175,9 @@ sortas="e-/var/log/hotplug/events">/var/log/hotplug/events</primary></indexterm>
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<listitem>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-hotplug.d"><primary
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sortas="e-/etc/hotplug.d">/etc/hotplug.d</primary></indexterm>
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-<para>This directory contains programs (or symlinks to them)
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-that are interested in receiving hotplug events. E.g.,
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-<application>Udev</application> puts its symlink here during installation.
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-</para>
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+<para>This directory contains programs (or symlinks to them) that are interested
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+in receiving hotplug events. For example, <application>Udev</application> puts
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+its symlink here during installation.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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@@ -190,9 +186,8 @@ that are interested in receiving hotplug events. E.g.,
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-firmware"><primary
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sortas="e-/lib/firmware">/lib/firmware</primary></indexterm>
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-<para>This directory contains the firmware for devices that
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-need to have there firmware loaded before use.
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-</para>
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+<para>This directory contains the firmware for devices that need to have their
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+firmware loaded before use.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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Matthew Burgess