From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 3 Aug 2001 17:30:09 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 3 Aug 2001 17:29:59 -0400 Received: from ip240.cvd2.rb1.bel.nwlink.com ([207.202.151.240]:31013 "EHLO zot.localdomain") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 3 Aug 2001 17:29:51 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: How does "alias ethX drivername" in modules.conf work? From: Mark Atwood Date: 03 Aug 2001 14:29:58 -0700 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.0807 (Gnus v5.8.7) Emacs/20.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I'm trying to figure out how "alias ethX" works in /etc/modules.conf Is it some "magic" in depmod / modprobe? And how is the network interface identifier then passed into the module when it loads? A nice whitepaper or doc or a few pointers or handholding would be apprecated. -- Mark Atwood | I'm wearing black only until I find something darker. mra@pobox.com | http://www.pobox.com/~mra