Re: [PATCH] vdpa: alibaba: add missing MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE()

["Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>]

On Sat, Jul 04, 2026 at 11:27:32PM +0800, Pengpeng Hou wrote:
> The driver has a match table for the pci bus wired into its driver
> structure, but the table is not exported with MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE().
> 
> Add the missing MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() entry so module alias information
> is generated for automatic module loading.
> 
> This is a source-level fix.  It does not claim dynamic hardware
> reproduction; the evidence is the driver-owned match table, its use by
> the driver registration structure, and the missing module alias
> publication.


what does this paragraph mean?

> Signed-off-by: Pengpeng Hou <pengpeng@iscas.ac.cn>
> ---
>  drivers/vdpa/alibaba/eni_vdpa.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/alibaba/eni_vdpa.c b/drivers/vdpa/alibaba/eni_vdpa.c
> index e476504db0c8..fd6fdba46094 100644
> --- a/drivers/vdpa/alibaba/eni_vdpa.c
> +++ b/drivers/vdpa/alibaba/eni_vdpa.c
> @@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ static struct pci_device_id eni_pci_ids[] = {
>  			 VIRTIO_ID_NET) },
>  	{ 0 },
>  };
> +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, eni_pci_ids);
>  
>  static struct pci_driver eni_vdpa_driver = {
>  	.name		= "alibaba-eni-vdpa",
> -- 
> 2.53.0