linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 26/31] usb: Auto-load cdc

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Date:	Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:18:58 +0000
From:	Scott James Remnant <scott@...onical.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 26/31] usb: Auto-load cdc_acm module when device opened.

On Tue, 2009-03-10 at 10:08 -0700, Greg KH wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 06:46:15PM +0000, Scott James Remnant wrote:
> > The cdc_acm module is missing the char-major-166-* alias that would
> > cause it to be auto-loaded when a device of that type is opened.  This
> > patch adds the alias.
> 
> You really have users that are using a static /dev that need this kind
> of fix?  I thought we were phasing out the char-major- aliases as they
> don't make any sense anymore.
> 
I don't think so.

But since we had aliases to support users, I wasn't going to drop them
without at least sending a patch upstream to see if they cared about
such things.

(and there are many modules which do have the char-major aliases, so at
least someone is trying to put them in).

As noted in the cover, feel free to drop these - I can use your reply
when a user complains <g>

Scott
-- 
Scott James Remnant
scott@...onical.com

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