On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 01:39:05PM +0000, David Selby wrote: > Given a modules name, is there an easy way to locate it in "make > menuconfig" without searching through & making educated guesses ? > > I am trying to locate information on > > af_packet ... which has sprung up in /etc/modules ... what does it do ? > ip_conntrack_ftp ... where is it in "make menuconfig" ? > > If I can find them in "make menuconfig" I can view their help files & > switch them on/off. > > Any suggestions > Dave
You can inspect the "make menuconfig" help files directly in the kernel-source directory. Reading the description of interest should then point you to the right place in "make menuconfig" so you can confortably make changes if you wish. For 2.4.22 kernels, the help file is Documentation/Configure.help: $ fgrep -C 10 af_packet Documentation/Configure.help ... Packet socket CONFIG_PACKET The Packet protocol is used by applications which communicate directly with network devices without an intermediate network protocol implemented in the kernel, e.g. tcpdump. If you want them to work, choose Y. This driver is also available as a module called af_packet.o ( = code which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>; if you use modprobe or kmod, you may also want to add "alias net-pf-17 af_packet" to /etc/modules.conf. If unsure, say Y. ... $ fgrep -C 10 ip_conntrack_ftp Documentation/Configure.help ... Helper match support CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_HELPER Helper matching allows you to match packets in dynamic connections tracked by a conntrack-helper, ie. ip_conntrack_ftp If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `Y'. ... For the 2.6.0-test9 kernel, the help files are distributed. Find what you're looking for with something like: $ fgrep af_packet `find . -name "Kconfig" -print` Graeme -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
