linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] mmc: add MODALIAS linkage for MMC/SD devices

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Message-ID: <20090124185612.5afddbb0@mjolnir.drzeus.cx>
Date:	Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:56:12 +0100
From:	Pierre Ossman <drzeus-mmc@...eus.cx>
To:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mmc: add MODALIAS linkage for MMC/SD devices

On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:00:03 +0000
Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com> wrote:

> 
> Would it make more sense to simply use mmc: with no data as the MODALIAS
> tag here.  And make mmc-block have mmc:* as an alias.  That way the
> actual (useless) numeric data is not exposed but we still will load the
> mmc-block module for everything exactly as we do with the udev rule.
> This should still make things work from a distro point of view and not
> expose anything which might then get relied on.  If we do it so extra
> data can still be added later we won't prevent sane data being exposed
> should we ever have any.
> 
> If you are happier with that I can re-spin the patches that way?
> 

Well, as long as we're on the track of temporary hack, we might as well
just export "mmc_block" as the modalias. Or would there be any
side-effects to that?

Rgds
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