http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10770 Summary: many modules lacking description: field in modinfo Product: Documentation Version: unspecified KernelVersion: 2.6 Platform: All OS/Version: Linux Tree: Mainline Status: NEW Severity: enhancement Priority: P1 Component: man-pages AssignedTo: documentation_man-pages@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ReportedBy: devzero@xxxxxx Problem Description: more than once i wanted to check "what is this module for?" - but modinfo didn't give any information about that. no kernel source available at the customer machine.....and no internet available in the serverroom... i checked this and i tested modules (suse default install) for description: availability. 2145 modules tested 1741 modules have the description field 404 modules missing the description field what about making the description field mandatory for modules and warn about that on load or at compile time ? that would make sure that each module get`s one sooner or later.... -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
