linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 75/77] Staging: hv: mouse: Disable auto-loading of the mouse driver

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Date:	Tue, 5 Jul 2011 16:10:46 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
CC:	"gregkh@...e.de" <gregkh@...e.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"virtualization@...ts.osdl.org" <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>,
	Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
	"Hank Janssen" <hjanssen@...rosoft.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 75/77] Staging: hv: mouse: Disable auto-loading of the
 mouse driver



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:greg@...ah.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 11:58 AM
> To: KY Srinivasan
> Cc: gregkh@...e.de; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> devel@...uxdriverproject.org; virtualization@...ts.osdl.org; Haiyang Zhang; Hank
> Janssen
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 75/77] Staging: hv: mouse: Disable auto-loading of the
> mouse driver
> 
> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 01:17:48PM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> > Disable auto-loading of the mouse driver.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Hank Janssen <hjanssen@...rosoft.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c |    2 +-
> >  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c
> > index 1b30f26..ab5f1da 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c
> > @@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ static void __exit mousevsc_exit(void)
> >
> >  MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> >  MODULE_VERSION(HV_DRV_VERSION);
> > -MODULE_ALIAS("vmbus:hv_mouse");
> > +/*MODULE_ALIAS("vmbus:hv_mouse");*/
> 
> Why?
> 
> {hint, I think I know why, but you need to tell us why in the changelog
> comment}
> 
> Dropped.

I will re-submit this with appropriate comments. Have you also dropped
all remaining patches  submitted in this patch-set as well as the patch-set
that I had submitted subsequently. 

Regards,

K. Y
 


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