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diff --git a/man/udevadm.xml b/man/udevadm.xml index 24ed4a29c7..af48571122 100644 --- a/man/udevadm.xml +++ b/man/udevadm.xml @@ -396,6 +396,35 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> + <term><option>--initialized-match</option></term> + <term><option>--initialized-nomatch</option></term> + <listitem> + <para>When <option>--initialized-match</option> is specified, trigger events for devices + that are already initialized by <command>systemd-udevd</command>, and skip devices that + are not initialized yet.</para> + <para>When <option>--initialized-nomatch</option> is specified, trigger events for devices + that are not initialized by <command>systemd-udevd</command> yet, and skip devices that + are already initialized.</para> + <para>Here, initialized devices are those for which at least one udev rule already + completed execution – for any action but <literal>remove</literal> — that set a property + or other device setting (and thus has an entry in the udev device database). Devices are + no longer considered initialized if a <literal>remove</literal> action is seen for them + (which removes their entry in the udev device database). Note that devices that have no + udev rules are never considered initialized, but might still be announced via the sd-device + API (or similar). Typically, it is thus essential that applications which intend to use + such a match, make sure a suitable udev rule is installed that sets at least one property + on devices that shall be matched.</para> + <para>WARNING: <option>--initialized-nomatch</option> can potentially save a significant + amount of time compared to re-triggering all devices in the system and e.g. can be used to + optimize boot time. However, this is not safe to be used in a boot sequence in general. + Especially, when udev rules for a device depend on its parent devices (e.g. + <literal>ATTRS</literal> or <literal>IMPORT{parent}</literal> keys, see + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>udev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> + for more details), the final state of the device becomes easily unstable with this option. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> <term><option>-w</option></term> <term><option>--settle</option></term> <listitem> |