linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/7] net: qcom/emac: Fix module autoload for OF registration

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Date:   Mon, 17 Oct 2016 09:40:30 -0500
From:   Timur Tabi <timur@...eaurora.org>
To:     Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] net: qcom/emac: Fix module autoload for OF
 registration

Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> If the driver is built as a module, autoload won't work because the module
> alias information is not filled. So user-space can't match the registered
> device with the corresponding module.
>
> Export the module alias information using the MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() macro.
>
> Before this patch:
>
> $ modinfo drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/qcom-emac.ko | grep alias
> alias:          platform:qcom-emac
>
> After this patch:
>
> $ modinfo drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/qcom-emac.ko | grep alias
> alias:          platform:qcom-emac
> alias:          of:N*T*Cqcom,fsm9900-emacC*
> alias:          of:N*T*Cqcom,fsm9900-emac
>
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas<javier@....samsung.com>

Acked-by: Timur Tabi <timur@...eaurora.org>

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