2011-06-29 12:41:36

by Bastian Blank

Subject: [PATCH 4/4] xen/netback: Add module alias for autoloading

Add xen-backend:vif module alias to the xen-netback module. This allows
automatic loading of the module.

Signed-off-by: Bastian Blank <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Ian Campbell <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c | 1 +
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
index 0e4851b..fd00f25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -1743,3 +1743,4 @@ failed_init:
module_init(netback_init);

MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
+MODULE_ALIAS("xen-backend:vif");
--
1.7.5.4

2011-06-30 16:41:01

by Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk

Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] xen/netback: Add module alias for autoloading

On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 02:41:32PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote:
> Add xen-backend:vif module alias to the xen-netback module. This allows
> automatic loading of the module.

Dave,

Could you queue this up for 3.1 please? I've the other two patches in my
tree for 3.1 and the block patch ready for Jens.

>
> Signed-off-by: Bastian Blank <[email protected]>
> Acked-by: Ian Campbell <[email protected]>
> Acked-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c | 1 +
> 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
> index 0e4851b..fd00f25 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
> @@ -1743,3 +1743,4 @@ failed_init:
> module_init(netback_init);
>
> MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
> +MODULE_ALIAS("xen-backend:vif");
> --
> 1.7.5.4
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2011-06-30 18:20:21

by David Miller

Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] xen/netback: Add module alias for autoloading

From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:39:54 -0400

> On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 02:41:32PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote:
>> Add xen-backend:vif module alias to the xen-netback module. This allows
>> automatic loading of the module.
>
> Dave,
>
> Could you queue this up for 3.1 please? I've the other two patches in my
> tree for 3.1 and the block patch ready for Jens.

Done.