netdev - Re: [PATCH] vhost-net: add module alias (v2)

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Date:	Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:15:20 +0800
From:	Zhi Yong Wu <zwu.kernel@...il.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Cc:	Alan Cox <device@...ana.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vhost-net: add module alias (v2)

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 1:16 AM, Stephen Hemminger
<shemminger@...tta.com> wrote:
> By adding the correct module alias, programs 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>
>
> ---
> v2 - document minor number and make sure to not overlap
>
>  Documentation/devices.txt  |    2 ++
>  drivers/vhost/net.c        |    8 +++++---
>  include/linux/miscdevice.h |    1 +
>  3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> --- a/drivers/vhost/net.c       2012-01-10 10:56:58.883179194 -0800
> +++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c       2012-01-10 19:48:23.650225892 -0800
> @@ -856,9 +856,9 @@ static const struct file_operations vhos
>  };
>
>  static struct miscdevice vhost_net_misc = {
> -       MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
> -       "vhost-net",
> -       &vhost_net_fops,
> +       .minor = VHOST_NET_MINOR,
> +       .name = "vhost-net",
> +       .fops = &vhost_net_fops,
>  };
>
>  static int vhost_net_init(void)
> @@ -879,3 +879,5 @@ MODULE_VERSION("0.0.1");
>  MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
>  MODULE_AUTHOR("Michael S. Tsirkin");
>  MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Host kernel accelerator for virtio net");
> +MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(VHOST_NET_MINOR);
> +MODULE_ALIAS("devname:vhost-net");
> --- a/include/linux/miscdevice.h        2012-01-10 10:56:59.779189436 -0800
> +++ b/include/linux/miscdevice.h        2012-01-11 09:13:20.803694316 -0800
> @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
>  #define AUTOFS_MINOR           235
>  #define MAPPER_CTRL_MINOR      236
>  #define LOOP_CTRL_MINOR                237
> +#define VHOST_NET_MINOR                238
>  #define MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR     255
>
>  struct device;
> --- a/Documentation/devices.txt 2012-01-10 10:56:53.399116518 -0800
> +++ b/Documentation/devices.txt 2012-01-11 09:12:49.251197653 -0800
> @@ -447,6 +447,8 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
>                234 = /dev/btrfs-control        Btrfs control device
>                235 = /dev/autofs       Autofs control device
>                236 = /dev/mapper/control       Device-Mapper control device
> +               237 = /dev/vhost-net    Host kernel accelerator for virtio net
> +
238? The stuff for LOOP_CTRL seems to be missing?

>                240-254                 Reserved for local use
>                255                     Reserved for MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR
>
>
>
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Zhi Yong Wu
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