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@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: udevd
.\" Author: Kay Sievers <kay@vrfy.org>
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.78.0 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 10/31/2014
+.\" Date: 11/02/2014
.\" Manual: udevd
-.\" Source: udev
+.\" Source: eudev
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "UDEVD" "8" "" "udev" "udevd"
+.TH "UDEVD" "8" "" "eudev" "udevd"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ udevd \- Device event managing daemon
.PP
udevd
.HP \w'\fB/sbin/udevd\fR\ 'u
-\fB/sbin/udevd\fR [\fB\-\-daemon\fR] [\fB\-\-debug\fR] [\fB\-\-children\-max=\fR] [\fB\-\-exec\-delay=\fR] [\fB\-\-resolve\-names=early|late|never\fR] [\fB\-\-version\fR] [\fB\-\-help\fR]
+\fB/sbin/udevd\fR [\fB\-\-daemon\fR] [\fB\-\-debug\fR] [\fB\-\-children\-max=\fR] [\fB\-\-exec\-delay=\fR] [\fB\-\-event\-timeout=\fR] [\fB\-\-resolve\-names=early|late|never\fR] [\fB\-\-version\fR] [\fB\-\-help\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBudevd\fR
listens to kernel uevents\&. For every event, udevd executes matching instructions specified in udev rules\&. See
\fBudev\fR(7)\&.
.PP
-The behavior of the running daemon can be changed dynamically with
-\fBudevadm control\fR, or configured using
-\fBudev.conf\fR(5)\&.
+The behavior of the daemon can be configured using
+\fBudev.conf\fR(5), its command\-line options, environment variables, and on the kernel command\-line, or changed dynamically with
+\fBudevadm control\fR\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-\-daemon\fR
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Detach and run in the background\&.
.PP
\fB\-\-debug\fR
.RS 4
-Print debug messages to stderr\&.
+Print debug messages to standard error\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-children\-max=\fR
@@ -62,34 +62,33 @@ Limit the number of events executed in parallel\&.
.PP
\fB\-\-exec\-delay=\fR
.RS 4
-Delay the execution of RUN instruction by the given number of seconds\&. This option might be useful when debugging system crashes during coldplug caused by loading non\-working kernel modules\&.
+Delay the execution of
+\fIRUN\fR
+instructions by the given number of seconds\&. This option might be useful when debugging system crashes during coldplug caused by loading non\-working kernel modules\&.
.RE
.PP
-\fB\-\-resolve\-names=\fR
+\fB\-\-event\-timeout=\fR
.RS 4
-Specify when udevd should resolve names of users and groups\&. When set to
-\fBearly\fR
-(the default) names will be resolved when the rules are parsed\&. When set to
-\fBlate\fR
-names will be resolved for every event\&. When set to
-\fBnever\fR
-names will never be resolved and all devices will be owned by root\&.
+Set the number of seconds to wait for events to finish\&. After this time the event will be terminated\&. The default is 30 seconds\&.
.RE
.PP
-\fB\-\-version\fR
+\fB\-\-resolve\-names=\fR
.RS 4
-Print version number\&.
+Specify when udevd should resolve names of users and groups\&. When set to
+\fBearly\fR
+(the default), names will be resolved when the rules are parsed\&. When set to
+\fBlate\fR, names will be resolved for every event\&. When set to
+\fBnever\fR, names will never be resolved and all devices will be owned by root\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
-Print help text\&.
.RE
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.PP
\fI$UDEV_LOG=\fR
.RS 4
-Set the logging priority\&.
+Set the log level\&.
.RE
.SH "KERNEL COMMAND LINE"
.PP
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ is used in an initrd\&.
.PP
\fIudev\&.log\-priority=\fR, \fIrd\&.udev\&.log\-priority=\fR
.RS 4
-Set the logging priority\&.
+Set the log level\&.
.RE
.PP
\fIudev\&.children\-max=\fR, \fIrd\&.udev\&.children\-max=\fR
@@ -109,12 +108,19 @@ Limit the number of events executed in parallel\&.
.PP
\fIudev\&.exec\-delay=\fR, \fIrd\&.udev\&.exec\-delay=\fR
.RS 4
-Delay the execution of RUN instruction by the given number of seconds\&. This option might be useful when debugging system crashes during coldplug caused by loading non\-working kernel modules\&.
+Delay the execution of
+\fIRUN\fR
+instructions by the given number of seconds\&. This option might be useful when debugging system crashes during coldplug caused by loading non\-working kernel modules\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fIudev\&.event\-timeout=\fR, \fIrd\&.udev\&.event\-timeout=\fR
+.RS 4
+Wait for events to finish up to the given number of seconds\&. This option might be useful if events are terminated due to kernel drivers taking too long to initialize\&.
.RE
.PP
\fInet\&.ifnames=\fR
.RS 4
-Network interfaces are renamed to give them predictable names when possible\&. It is enabled by default, specifying 0 disables it\&.
+Network interfaces are renamed to give them predictable names when possible\&. It is enabled by default; specifying 0 disables it\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP