Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6:
  driver core: add devname module aliases to allow module on-demand auto-loading

diff --git a/Documentation/devices.txt b/Documentation/devices.txt
index 53d64d3..1d83d12 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/devices.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devices.txt
@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
                231 = /dev/snapshot     System memory snapshot device
                232 = /dev/kvm          Kernel-based virtual machine (hardware virtualization extensions)
                233 = /dev/kmview       View-OS A process with a view
+               234 = /dev/btrfs-control        Btrfs control device
+               235 = /dev/autofs       Autofs control device
                240-254                 Reserved for local use
                255                     Reserved for MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR
 

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
index 2cd8c54..fa6551d 100644 (file)
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ static void microcode_dev_exit(void)
 }
 
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(MICROCODE_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:cpu/microcode");
 #else
 #define microcode_dev_init()   0
 #define microcode_dev_exit()   do { } while (0)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
index 5441688..c5f8eb1 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
@@ -2926,5 +2926,5 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ppp_output_wakeup);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ppp_register_compressor);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ppp_unregister_compressor);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV_MAJOR(PPP_MAJOR);
-MODULE_ALIAS("/dev/ppp");
+MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV(PPP_MAJOR, 0);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:ppp");

diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 97b2553..005cad6 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1649,3 +1649,4 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRV_DESCRIPTION);
 MODULE_AUTHOR(DRV_COPYRIGHT);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TUN_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:net/tun");

diff --git a/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c b/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c
index d29b7f6..d832062 100644 (file)
--- a/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c
@@ -736,11 +736,14 @@ static const struct file_operations _dev_ioctl_fops = {
 };
 
 static struct miscdevice _autofs_dev_ioctl_misc = {
-       .minor          = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
+       .minor          = AUTOFS_MINOR,
        .name           = AUTOFS_DEVICE_NAME,
        .fops           = &_dev_ioctl_fops
 };
 
+MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(AUTOFS_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:autofs");
+
 /* Register/deregister misc character device */
 int autofs_dev_ioctl_init(void)
 {

diff --git a/fs/btrfs/super.c b/fs/btrfs/super.c
index 1866dff..2909a03 100644 (file)
--- a/fs/btrfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/super.c
@@ -832,11 +832,14 @@ static const struct file_operations btrfs_ctl_fops = {
 };
 
 static struct miscdevice btrfs_misc = {
-       .minor          = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
+       .minor          = BTRFS_MINOR,
        .name           = "btrfs-control",
        .fops           = &btrfs_ctl_fops
 };
 
+MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(BTRFS_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:btrfs-control");
+
 static int btrfs_interface_init(void)
 {
        return misc_register(&btrfs_misc);

diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index eb7e942..e53df5e 100644 (file)
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(FUSE_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:fuse");
 
 static struct kmem_cache *fuse_req_cachep;
 

diff --git a/include/linux/miscdevice.h b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
index 8b5f7cc..b631c46 100644 (file)
--- a/include/linux/miscdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #define FUSE_MINOR             229
 #define KVM_MINOR              232
 #define VHOST_NET_MINOR                233
+#define BTRFS_MINOR            234
+#define AUTOFS_MINOR           235
 #define MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR     255
 
 struct device;