linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: tunnels - enable module autoloading

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Message-ID: <20140515143202.53ca8033@nehalam.linuxnetplumber.net>
Date:	Thu, 15 May 2014 14:32:02 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	Tom Gundersen <teg@...m.no>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kaber@...sh.net, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, jmorris@...ei.org,
	kuznet@....inr.ac.ru, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: tunnels - enable module autoloading

On Tue, 13 May 2014 10:48:28 +0200
Tom Gundersen <teg@...m.no> wrote:

> Enable the module alias hookup to allow tunnel modules to be autoloaded on demand.
> 
> This is in line with how most other netdev kinds work, and will allow userspace
> to create tunnels without having CAP_SYS_MODULE.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tom Gundersen <teg@...m.no>
> Tested-by: Susant Sahani <susant@...hat.com>
> ---
>  net/ipv4/ipip.c       | 1 +
>  net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c | 1 +
>  net/ipv6/sit.c        | 1 +
>  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)

But tunnel modules are autoloaded now.
If I create a tunnel with ip tunnel based on the existing MODULE_ALIAS_NETDEV().

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