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 09:18:34 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	"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

On Tue, Jul 05, 2011 at 04:10:46PM +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote:
> 
> 
> > -----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. 

I have now applied all of the drivers/staging/hv/ patches in my
"to-apply" queue that I am going to apply, so feel free to rebase now
and redo and resend.

greg k-h
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