linux-kernel - [PATCH] vfio/mdev: Add soft dependency on vfio

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Wed, 08 Feb 2017 13:47:57 -0700
From:   Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
To:     alex.williamson@...hat.com
Cc:     kwankhede@...dia.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] vfio/mdev: Add soft dependency on vfio_mdev

Devices on mdev_bus_type are not particularly useful without a driver
on that bus.  Since we only have one driver for the bus, make the
loading automatic.

Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
---
 drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
index 36d75c367d22..1b957d4545b4 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
@@ -451,3 +451,4 @@ static void __exit mdev_exit(void)
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 MODULE_AUTHOR(DRIVER_AUTHOR);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRIVER_DESC);
+MODULE_SOFTDEP("post: vfio_mdev");