Subject: Re: [PATCH] vhost-net: add module alias (v2.1)

From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:42:36 +0200

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 08:07:01PM -0800, David Miller wrote:
> From: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:30:38 -0800
> 
> > Subject: vhost-net: add module alias (v2.1)
> > 
> > By adding some module aliases, 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.
> > 
> > Also:
> >   - use C99 style initialization.
> >   - add missing entry in documentation for loop-control
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
> 
> ACKs, NACKs?  What is happening here?

I would like an Ack from Alan Cox who switched vhost-net
to a dynamic minor in the first place, in commit
79907d89c397b8bc2e05b347ec94e928ea919d33.

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