2009-12-21 11:37:41

by Takashi Iwai

Subject: [PATCH] ext4: Add module aliases for ext2 and ext3

Add module aliases for ext2 and ext3 when CONFIG_EXT4_USE_FOR_EXT23 is
set. This makes the existing user-space stuff like mkinitrd working
as is.

Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <[email protected]>

---
fs/ext4/super.c | 2 ++
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 827bde1..8c7c008 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -4000,6 +4000,7 @@ static inline void unregister_as_ext2(void)
{
unregister_filesystem(&ext2_fs_type);
}
+MODULE_ALIAS("ext2");
#else
static inline void register_as_ext2(void) { }
static inline void unregister_as_ext2(void) { }
@@ -4026,6 +4027,7 @@ static inline void unregister_as_ext3(void)
{
unregister_filesystem(&ext3_fs_type);
}
+MODULE_ALIAS("ext3");
#else
static inline void register_as_ext3(void) { }
static inline void unregister_as_ext3(void) { }
--
1.6.5.5

2009-12-21 15:56:43

by Theodore Ts'o

Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: Add module aliases for ext2 and ext3

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 12:37:37PM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> Add module aliases for ext2 and ext3 when CONFIG_EXT4_USE_FOR_EXT23 is
> set. This makes the existing user-space stuff like mkinitrd working
> as is.
>
> Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <[email protected]>

Thanks, added to the ext4 patch queue.

- Ted