docs: clarify kernel drivers options in dracut.conf man page - #2449
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As per https://github.com/dracut-ng/dracut/blob/main/dracut.sh#L2767-L2770 the kernel drivers passed with this configuration option are passed to `instmods` which allows the use of `=` to specify the entire submodule
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Based on your comments I've renamed kernel modules to kernel drivers (which also make more sense with the |
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| *force_drivers+=*" __<list of kernel modules>__ ":: | ||
| *force_drivers+=*" __<kernel drivers>__ ":: |
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force_drivers only takes kernel modules.
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A little bit misleading that it says "See add_drivers above". I'll add a note that this only takes kernel modules.
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| Specify a space-separated list of kernel drivers not to add to the | ||
| initramfs. The kernel modules have to be specified without the ".ko" suffix. | ||
| The kernel subsystems have to be specified with an "=" as a prefix, like | ||
| "=drivers/net/team". |
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omit_drivers is passed as dracut-install -N. Are you sure that you can specify subsystems here?
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No sorry I didn't double check where it was called
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As per https://github.com/dracut-ng/dracut/blob/main/dracut.sh#L2767-L2770 the kernel drivers specified with this configuration option are passed to
instmodswhich allows the use of=to specify the entire submodule.