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* [PATCH] connector: add module alias
@ 2010-12-09 17:36 Stephen Hemminger
  2010-12-09 18:47 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Stephen Hemminger @ 2010-12-09 17:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Evgeniy Polyakov; +Cc: netdev

Since connector can be built as a module and uses netlink socket
to communicate. The module should have an alias to autoload when socket
of NETLINK_CONNECTOR type is requested.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>

--- a/drivers/connector/connector.c	2010-12-09 09:19:05.549120343 -0800
+++ b/drivers/connector/connector.c	2010-12-09 09:19:52.795051458 -0800
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@ioremap.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic userspace <-> kernelspace connector.");
+MODULE_ALIAS_NET_PF_PROTO(PF_NETLINK, NETLINK_CONNECTOR);
 
 static struct cn_dev cdev;
 

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* Re: [PATCH] connector: add module alias
  2010-12-09 17:36 [PATCH] connector: add module alias Stephen Hemminger
@ 2010-12-09 18:47 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
  2010-12-10 20:28   ` David Miller
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Evgeniy Polyakov @ 2010-12-09 18:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Stephen Hemminger; +Cc: netdev, davem

On Thu, Dec 09, 2010 at 09:36:46AM -0800, Stephen Hemminger (shemminger@vyatta.com) wrote:
> Since connector can be built as a module and uses netlink socket
> to communicate. The module should have an alias to autoload when socket
> of NETLINK_CONNECTOR type is requested.

Ack, thank you.
David, please apply.

> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
> 
> --- a/drivers/connector/connector.c	2010-12-09 09:19:05.549120343 -0800
> +++ b/drivers/connector/connector.c	2010-12-09 09:19:52.795051458 -0800
> @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
>  MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
>  MODULE_AUTHOR("Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@ioremap.net>");
>  MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic userspace <-> kernelspace connector.");
> +MODULE_ALIAS_NET_PF_PROTO(PF_NETLINK, NETLINK_CONNECTOR);
>  
>  static struct cn_dev cdev;
>  

-- 
	Evgeniy Polyakov

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* Re: [PATCH] connector: add module alias
  2010-12-09 18:47 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
@ 2010-12-10 20:28   ` David Miller
  2010-12-10 20:44     ` Evgeniy Polyakov
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: David Miller @ 2010-12-10 20:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: zbr; +Cc: shemminger, netdev

From: Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@ioremap.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 21:47:46 +0300

> On Thu, Dec 09, 2010 at 09:36:46AM -0800, Stephen Hemminger (shemminger@vyatta.com) wrote:
>> Since connector can be built as a module and uses netlink socket
>> to communicate. The module should have an alias to autoload when socket
>> of NETLINK_CONNECTOR type is requested.
> 
> Ack, thank you.

Please use formalized "Acked-by: " tags so that the automated tools do
all the work for me and I don't have to type it in by hand.

> David, please apply.

Done, thanks.

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* Re: [PATCH] connector: add module alias
  2010-12-10 20:28   ` David Miller
@ 2010-12-10 20:44     ` Evgeniy Polyakov
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Evgeniy Polyakov @ 2010-12-10 20:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: David Miller; +Cc: shemminger, netdev

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 12:28:13PM -0800, David Miller (davem@davemloft.net) wrote:
> >> Since connector can be built as a module and uses netlink socket
> >> to communicate. The module should have an alias to autoload when socket
> >> of NETLINK_CONNECTOR type is requested.
> > 
> > Ack, thank you.
> 
> Please use formalized "Acked-by: " tags so that the automated tools do
> all the work for me and I don't have to type it in by hand.

Will do, thanks.

-- 
	Evgeniy Polyakov

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