linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] Staging: hv: storvsc: Show the modulename in /sys/class/scsi_host/*/proc

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Date:	Thu, 8 Sep 2011 16:55:02 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>
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>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] Staging: hv: storvsc: Show the modulename in
 /sys/class/scsi_host/*/proc_name



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olaf Hering [mailto:olaf@...fle.de]
> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 12:27 PM
> To: KY Srinivasan
> Cc: gregkh@...e.de; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> devel@...uxdriverproject.org; virtualization@...ts.osdl.org
> Subject: [PATCH] Staging: hv: storvsc: Show the modulename in
> /sys/class/scsi_host/*/proc_name
> 
> 
> mkinitrd relies on /sys/class/scsi_host/*/proc_name instead of
> /sys/block/sd*/device/../../../moalias to get the scsi driver module
> name.
> As a fallback the sysfs driver name could be used, which does not match
> the module name either ('storvsc' vs. 'hv_storvsc').
> 
> Signed-off-by: Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>
> 
> ---
>  drivers/staging/hv/storvsc_drv.c |    3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> --- a/drivers/staging/hv/storvsc_drv.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/hv/storvsc_drv.c
> @@ -1333,7 +1333,8 @@ static DEF_SCSI_QCMD(storvsc_queuecomman
>  /* Scsi driver */
>  static struct scsi_host_template scsi_driver = {
>  	.module	=		THIS_MODULE,
> -	.name =			"storvsc_host_t",
> +	.name =			"hv_storvsc",
> +	.proc_name =		"hv_storvsc",
>  	.bios_param =		storvsc_get_chs,
>  	.queuecommand =		storvsc_queuecommand,
>  	.eh_host_reset_handler =	storvsc_host_reset_handler,

Acked-by:  K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>