netdev - [PATCH net] macsec: add genl family module alias

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Date:   Tue, 22 Aug 2017 15:36:08 +0200
From:   Sabrina Dubroca <sd@...asysnail.net>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Sabrina Dubroca <sd@...asysnail.net>
Subject: [PATCH net] macsec: add genl family module alias

This helps tools such as wpa_supplicant can start even if the macsec
module isn't loaded yet.

Fixes: c09440f7dcb3 ("macsec: introduce IEEE 802.1AE driver")
Signed-off-by: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@...asysnail.net>
---
I think this should go to stable as well.

 drivers/net/macsec.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 5e1ab1160856..98e4deaa3a6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -3521,6 +3521,7 @@ module_init(macsec_init);
 module_exit(macsec_exit);
 
 MODULE_ALIAS_RTNL_LINK("macsec");
+MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY("macsec");
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MACsec IEEE 802.1AE");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
-- 
2.14.1