Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | Rusty Russell <> | Subject | Re: MODULE_ALIAS patch for ALSA | Date | Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:21:26 +1100 |
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In message <s5h7k2myc5t.wl@alsa2.suse.de> you write: > Hi Rusty,
Hi Takashi!
> while i've played with it, i found that the alias "char-major-14-*" > and "char-major-116-*" don't work. "char-major-14" and > "char-major-116" do work well. is it a known issue? > the module-init-tools is 0.9.14-pre2, BTW.
Yep, there's one odd one out. Thanks.
Linus, please apply. Rusty. -- Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.
Name: request_module char devices fix Author: Rusty Russell Status: Trivial
D: Module aliases are all of form "char-major-<major>-<minor>". char_dev.c D: calls request_module with "char-major-<major>".
diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal .30462-linux-2.6.0-test9-bk4/fs/char_dev.c .30462-linux-2.6.0-test9-bk4.updated/fs/char_dev.c --- .30462-linux-2.6.0-test9-bk4/fs/char_dev.c 2003-09-29 10:25:49.000000000 +1000 +++ .30462-linux-2.6.0-test9-bk4.updated/fs/char_dev.c 2003-10-31 13:20:49.000000000 +1100 @@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ void cdev_init(struct cdev *cdev, struct static struct kobject *base_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data) { - request_module("char-major-%d", MAJOR(dev)); + request_module("char-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev)); return NULL; } - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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