linux-kernel - [PATCH] Fix autoloading of MacBook Pro backlight driver.

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Message-Id: <1221607522.20234.84.camel@macbook.infradead.org>
Date:	Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:25:22 -0700
From:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
To:	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
Cc:	Lennart Poettering <mzxreary@...inter.de>,
	Julien Blache <jb@...ache.org>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>,
	Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] Fix autoloading of MacBook Pro backlight driver.

Use new MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(dmi, ...) facility. There's no need for
every driver to screw it up for themselves, when the alias can be
generated automatically.

Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@...el.com>

diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/mbp_nvidia_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/mbp_nvidia_bl.c
index 385cba4..06964af 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/mbp_nvidia_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/mbp_nvidia_bl.c
@@ -111,6 +111,4 @@ module_exit(mbp_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Nvidia-based Macbook Pro Backlight Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS("svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookPro3,1");
-MODULE_ALIAS("svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookPro3,2");
-MODULE_ALIAS("svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookPro4,1");
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(dmi, mbp_device_table);

-- 
David Woodhouse                            Open Source Technology Centre
David.Woodhouse@...el.com                              Intel Corporation

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