Merge pull request #472 from keszybz/documentation-updates2

Documentation updates

2 files changed, 40 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/man/sysctl.d.xml b/man/sysctl.d.xml
index 8a131791a5..e5b2bc0ac9 100644
--- a/man/sysctl.d.xml
+++ b/man/sysctl.d.xml
@@ -123,11 +123,12 @@
     </example>
 
     <example>
-      <title>Disable packet filter on bridged packets (method one)</title>
+      <title>Apply settings available only when a certain module is loaded (method one)</title>
       <para><filename>/etc/udev/rules.d/99-bridge.rules</filename>:
       </para>
 
-      <programlisting>ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="module", KERNEL=="bridge", RUN+="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl --prefix=/net/bridge"
+      <programlisting>ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="module", KERNEL=="br_netfilter", \
+      RUN+="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl --prefix=/net/bridge"
 </programlisting>
 
       <para><filename>/etc/sysctl.d/bridge.conf</filename>:
@@ -137,14 +138,20 @@
 net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-iptables = 0
 net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-arptables = 0
 </programlisting>
+
+      <para>This method applies settings when the module is
+      loaded. Please note that unless the <filename>br_netfilter</filename>
+      module is loaded, bridged packets will not be filtered by
+      netfilter (starting with kernel 3.18), so simply not loading the
+      module is suffient to avoid filtering.</para>
     </example>
 
     <example>
-      <title>Disable packet filter on bridged packets (method two)</title>
+      <title>Apply settings available only when a certain module is loaded (method two)</title>
       <para><filename>/etc/modules-load.d/bridge.conf</filename>:
       </para>
 
-      <programlisting>bridge</programlisting>
+      <programlisting>br_netfilter</programlisting>
 
       <para><filename>/etc/sysctl.d/bridge.conf</filename>:
       </para>
@@ -153,6 +160,12 @@ net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-arptables = 0
 net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-iptables = 0
 net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-arptables = 0
 </programlisting>
+
+      <para>This method forces the module to be always loaded. Please
+      note that unless the <filename>br_netfilter</filename> module is
+      loaded, bridged packets will not be filtered with netfilter
+      (starting with kernel 3.18), so simply not loading the module is
+      suffient to avoid filtering.</para>
     </example>
   </refsect1>
 
diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml
index e18ef6f898..66a090049d 100644
--- a/man/systemctl.xml
+++ b/man/systemctl.xml
@@ -114,12 +114,30 @@
 
         <listitem>
           <para>When showing unit/job/manager properties with the
-          <command>show</command> command, limit display to certain
-          properties as specified as argument. If not specified, all
-          set properties are shown. The argument should be a
+          <command>show</command> command, limit display to properties
+          specified in the argument. The argument should be a
           comma-separated list of property names, such as
-          <literal>MainPID</literal>. If specified more than once, all
-          properties with the specified names are shown.</para>
+          <literal>MainPID</literal>. Unless specified, all known
+          properties are shown. If specified more than once, all
+          properties with the specified names are shown. Shell
+          completion is implemented for property names.</para>
+
+          <para>For the manager itself,
+          <command>systemctl show</command> will show all available
+          properties. Those properties are documented in
+          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+          </para>
+
+          <para>Properties for units vary by unit type, so showing any
+          unit (even a non-existent one) is a way to list properties
+          pertaining to this type. Similarly showing any job will list
+          properties pertaining to all jobs. Properties for units are
+          documented in
+          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+          and the pages for individual unit types
+          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.socket</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+          etc.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>