From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" Subject: Re: [PATCH] vhost-net: add module alias (v2.1) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:42:36 +0200 Message-ID: <20120115124236.GA31012@redhat.com> References: <20120111091653.188b24ab@nehalam.linuxnetplumber.net> <20120111213038.39213819@nehalam.linuxnetplumber.net> <20120112.200701.1473475851890804136.davem@davemloft.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: shemminger@vyatta.com, zwu.kernel@gmail.com, device@lanana.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, kay.sievers@vrfy.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org, Alan Cox To: David Miller Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20120112.200701.1473475851890804136.davem@davemloft.net> Sender: kvm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 08:07:01PM -0800, David Miller wrote: > From: Stephen Hemminger > Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:30:38 -0800 > > > Subject: vhost-net: add module alias (v2.1) > > > > By adding some module aliases, programs (or users) won't have to explicitly > > call modprobe. Vhost-net will always be available if built into the kernel. > > It does require assigning a permanent minor number for depmod to work. > > > > Also: > > - use C99 style initialization. > > - add missing entry in documentation for loop-control > > > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger > > ACKs, NACKs? What is happening here? I would like an Ack from Alan Cox who switched vhost-net to a dynamic minor in the first place, in commit 79907d89c397b8bc2e05b347ec94e928ea919d33. -- MST