linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] modules: add modalias file to sysfs for modules.

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Message-ID: <CAJzde06ACctpK-5ht_Ow9dMuisOwTM5CKE_SK+bW5eWTmwCUxg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 8 Dec 2022 08:22:56 -0600
From:   Allen Webb <allenwebb@...gle.com>
To:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
Cc:     lucas.de.marchi@...il.com,
        Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-modules@...r.kernel.org" <linux-modules@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] modules: add modalias file to sysfs for modules.

On Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 8:34 PM Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 04:43:13PM -0600, Allen Webb wrote:
> > This information is readily available for external modules in
> > modules.alias. However, builtin kernel modules are not covered.
>
> Why add this into the kernel instead of just a modules.builtin.alias
> or something like that?
>
>   Luis

I am fine with that approach and already have a PoC for it. Here are
some considerations:
* This would add a new file to the kernel packaging requirements.
* It is easier for separate files to get out of sync with the runtime
state (this isn't really a big deal because we already have to deal
with it for modules.alias)