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Date:	Fri, 6 Dec 2013 21:38:45 +0800
From:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	npiggin@...il.com
Subject: [PATCH] RAM block device support module name update in Kconfig

RAM block device support module name changed to brd.ko 
some years ago with an "rd" alias to match previous module implementation.
This patch updates its Kconfig definition.

Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
---
 drivers/block/Kconfig | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index 86b9f37..9ffa90c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ config BLK_DEV_RAM
 	  For details, read <file:Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt>.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
-	  module will be called rd.
+	  module will be called brd. An alias "rd" has been defined
+	  for historical reasons.
 
 	  Most normal users won't need the RAM disk functionality, and can
 	  thus say N here.
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