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

From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:15:31 +0200

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 08:54:26AM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:43:42 +0800
> Amos Kong <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Stephen Hemminger
> > <[email-masked]>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 <[email-masked]>
> > >
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/vhost/net.c        |    8 +++++---
> > >  include/linux/miscdevice.h |    1 +
> > >  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > >
> :
> > /*
> >  *      These allocations are managed by [email-masked]. 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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