linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] misc/pvpanic-pci: Allow automatic loading

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Date:   Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:54:13 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Eric Auger <eric.auger@...hat.com>
Cc:     eric.auger.pro@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        mihai.carabas@...cle.com, arnd@...db.de, pizhenwei@...edance.com,
        andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com, pbonzini@...hat.com,
        joe@...ches.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] misc/pvpanic-pci: Allow automatic loading

On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 04:44:22PM +0200, Eric Auger wrote:
> The pvpanic-pci driver does not auto-load and requires manual
> modprobe. Let's include a device database using the
> MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE macro.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Auger <eric.auger@...hat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic-pci.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic-pci.c b/drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic-pci.c
> index 9ecc4e8559d5d..30290d42d8aa8 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic-pci.c
> +++ b/drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic-pci.c
> @@ -122,4 +122,6 @@ static struct pci_driver pvpanic_pci_driver = {
>  	},
>  };
>  
> +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, pvpanic_pci_id_tbl);
> +

Is this something that you need?  Or is it created by a tool?

thanks,

greg k-h