netdev - Re: [PATCH] vhost-net: add module alias (v2.1)

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Date:	Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:19:05 +0100
From:	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	shemminger@...tta.com, zwu.kernel@...il.com, device@...ana.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, mst@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vhost-net: add module alias (v2.1)

On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 05:07, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
> 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 <shemminger@...tta.com>
>
> ACKs, NACKs?  What is happening here?

In general, static minors are acceptable and very useful to make
on-demand loading of kernel modules working. They should be used only
for single-instance devices though, which usually means: One single
static device name associated with a module.

That looks all fine here, and for what it's worth:
  Acked-By: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>

Kay
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