netdev - Re: [PATCH] vhost-net: add module alias

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Message-ID: <20120111181530.GB23753@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:15:31 +0200
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Cc:	Amos Kong <kongjianjun@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	device@...ana.org, alan@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vhost-net: add module alias

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 08:54:26AM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:43:42 +0800
> Amos Kong <kongjianjun@...il.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Stephen Hemminger
> > <shemminger@...tta.com>wrote:
> > 
> > > By adding the a module alias, programs (or users) won't have to explicitly
> > > call modprobe. Vhost-net will always be available if built into the kernel.
> > > It does require assigning a permanent minor number for depmod to work.
> > > Choose one next to TUN since this driver is related to it.
> > >
> > > Also, use C99 style initialization.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
> > >
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/vhost/net.c        |    8 +++++---
> > >  include/linux/miscdevice.h |    1 +
> > >  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > >
> :
> > /*
> >  *      These allocations are managed by device@...ana.org. If you use an
> >  *      entry that is not in assigned your entry may well be moved and
> >  *      reassigned, or set dynamic if a fixed value is not justified.
> >  */
> 
> Didn't that mailing address was ever used any more. Like many places
> in kernel, the comment looked like a historical leftover.

This was only added in 2010, see
79907d89c397b8bc2e05b347ec94e928ea919d33.
That said at least lanana.org web site seems to be down.

Alan, any idea?

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