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Kay Sievers 578454ff7e driver core: add devname module aliases to allow module on-demand auto-loading 
This adds:
  alias: devname:<name>
to some common kernel modules, which will allow the on-demand loading
of the kernel module when the device node is accessed.

Ideally all these modules would be compiled-in, but distros seems too
much in love with their modularization that we need to cover the common
cases with this new facility. It will allow us to remove a bunch of pretty
useless init scripts and modprobes from init scripts.

The static device node aliases will be carried in the module itself. The
program depmod will extract this information to a file in the module directory:
  $ cat /lib/modules/2.6.34-00650-g537b60d-dirty/modules.devname
  # Device nodes to trigger on-demand module loading.
  microcode cpu/microcode c10:184
  fuse fuse c10:229
  ppp_generic ppp c108:0
  tun net/tun c10:200
  dm_mod mapper/control c10:235

Udev will pick up the depmod created file on startup and create all the
static device nodes which the kernel modules specify, so that these modules
get automatically loaded when the device node is accessed:
  $ /sbin/udevd --debug
  ...
  static_dev_create_from_modules: mknod '/dev/cpu/microcode' c10:184
  static_dev_create_from_modules: mknod '/dev/fuse' c10:229
  static_dev_create_from_modules: mknod '/dev/ppp' c108:0
  static_dev_create_from_modules: mknod '/dev/net/tun' c10:200
  static_dev_create_from_modules: mknod '/dev/mapper/control' c10:235
  udev_rules_apply_static_dev_perms: chmod '/dev/net/tun' 0666
  udev_rules_apply_static_dev_perms: chmod '/dev/fuse' 0666

A few device nodes are switched to statically allocated numbers, to allow
the static nodes to work. This might also useful for systems which still run
a plain static /dev, which is completely unsafe to use with any dynamic minor
numbers.

Note:
The devname aliases must be limited to the *common* and *single*instance*
device nodes, like the misc devices, and never be used for conceptually limited
systems like the loop devices, which should rather get fixed properly and get a
control node for losetup to talk to, instead of creating a random number of
device nodes in advance, regardless if they are ever used.

This facility is to hide the mess distros are creating with too modualized
kernels, and just to hide that these modules are not compiled-in, and not to
paper-over broken concepts. Thanks! :)

Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
Cc: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>
Cc: Chris Mason <chris.mason@oracle.com>
Cc: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Cc: Tigran Aivazian <tigran@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>
Cc: Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net>
Signed-Off-By: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
 		2010-05-25 15:08:26 -07:00
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acpi Merge branch 'acpica' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6 2010-05-20 09:45:38 -07:00
apic Merge branch 'x86-uv-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2010-05-18 09:46:35 -07:00
cpu x86,early dr regs,kgdb: Allow kernel debugger early dr register access 2010-05-20 21:04:30 -05:00
.gitignore
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Makefile x86, perf, bts, mm: Delete the never used BTS-ptrace code 2010-03-26 11:33:55 +01:00
alternative.c Merge branch 'x86/asm' into x86/atomic 2010-04-29 16:53:17 -07:00
amd_iommu.c Merge branch 'iommu/largepages' into amd-iommu/2.6.35 2010-05-11 17:40:57 +02:00
amd_iommu_init.c x86/amd-iommu: Add amd_iommu=off command line option 2010-05-11 17:12:33 +02:00
apb_timer.c x86, mrst: Conditionally register cpu hotplug notifier for apbt 2010-04-20 14:38:28 -07:00
aperture_64.c x86/gart: Disable GART explicitly before initialization 2010-04-07 14:36:30 +02:00
apm_32.c i8253: Convert i8253_lock to raw_spinlock 2010-03-02 10:28:38 +01:00
asm-offsets.c
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asm-offsets_32.c
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asm-offsets_64.c
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audit_64.c
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bios_uv.c Merge branch 'x86-uv-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2010-02-28 11:00:55 -08:00
bootflag.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
check.c
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cpuid.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
crash.c Revert "x86: disable IOMMUs on kernel crash" 2010-04-07 11:51:17 +02:00
crash_dump_32.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
crash_dump_64.c
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doublefault_32.c
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dumpstack.c x86, perf, bts, mm: Delete the never used BTS-ptrace code 2010-03-26 11:33:55 +01:00
dumpstack.h perf: Fix unsafe frame rewinding with hot regs fetching 2010-04-08 19:03:28 +02:00
dumpstack_32.c perf: Drop useless check for ignored frame 2010-01-13 10:09:08 +01:00
dumpstack_64.c perf/x86-64: Use frame pointer to walk on irq and process stacks 2010-03-10 14:26:40 +01:00
e820.c x86: Make e820_remove_range to handle all covered case 2010-03-31 17:40:57 -07:00
early-quirks.c
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early_printk.c earlyprintk,vga,kdb: Fix \b and \r for earlyprintk=vga with kdb 2010-05-20 21:04:31 -05:00
efi.c x86: Remove trailing spaces in messages 2010-02-07 17:47:51 +01:00
efi_32.c
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efi_64.c
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efi_stub_32.S
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efi_stub_64.S
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entry_32.S x86-32: Rework cache flush denied handler 2010-05-03 13:39:26 -07:00
entry_64.S Merge branch 'x86-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2009-12-16 12:02:37 -08:00
ftrace.c Merge branch 'tracing/core' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/frederic/random-tracing into tracing/core 2010-02-27 10:06:10 +01:00
head.c
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head32.c x86: Make sure free_init_pages() frees pages on page boundary 2010-03-29 18:55:33 +02:00
head64.c x86: Make sure free_init_pages() frees pages on page boundary 2010-03-29 18:55:33 +02:00
head_32.S Merge branch 'master' into percpu 2010-01-05 09:17:33 +09:00
head_64.S tree-wide: Assorted spelling fixes 2010-02-09 11:13:56 +01:00
hpet.c x86, hpet: Restrict read back to affected ATI chipsets 2010-04-28 18:14:29 -07:00
hw_breakpoint.c hw-breakpoints: Change/Enforce some breakpoints policies 2010-05-01 04:32:10 +02:00
i386_ksyms_32.c x86: Don't generate cmpxchg8b_emu if CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG64=y 2009-10-01 08:42:24 +02:00
i387.c x86: Introduce 'struct fpu' and related API 2010-05-10 10:48:55 -07:00
i8237.c
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i8253.c i8253: Convert i8253_lock to raw_spinlock 2010-03-02 10:28:38 +01:00
i8259.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
init_task.c Use new __init_task_data macro in arch init_task.c files. 2009-09-21 06:27:08 +02:00
io_delay.c
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ioport.c x86-64, paravirt: Call set_iopl_mask() on 64 bits 2009-12-09 16:54:08 -08:00
irq.c genirq: Convert irq_desc.lock to raw_spinlock 2009-12-14 23:55:33 +01:00
irq_32.c x86: Unify fixup_irqs() for 32-bit and 64-bit kernels 2009-11-02 15:56:34 +01:00
irq_64.c x86: Unify fixup_irqs() for 32-bit and 64-bit kernels 2009-11-02 15:56:34 +01:00
irqinit.c x86: Merge simd_math_error() into math_error() 2010-05-03 13:39:29 -07:00
k8.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
kdebugfs.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
kgdb.c x86,kgdb: Implement early hardware breakpoint debugging 2010-05-20 21:04:30 -05:00
kprobes.c Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2010-05-18 08:19:03 -07:00
kvm.c KVM guest: do not batch pte updates from interrupt context 2009-09-10 18:10:50 +03:00
kvmclock.c x86, paravirt: don't compute pvclock adjustments if we trust the tsc 2010-05-19 11:41:05 +03:00
ldt.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
machine_kexec_32.c Merge branch 'x86-mm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2009-12-08 13:27:33 -08:00
machine_kexec_64.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
mca_32.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
microcode_amd.c Revert "x86: ucode-amd: Load ucode-patches once ..." 2010-01-23 06:21:59 +01:00
microcode_core.c driver core: add devname module aliases to allow module on-demand auto-loading 2010-05-25 15:08:26 -07:00
microcode_intel.c x86: Improve Intel microcode loader performance 2010-03-11 13:49:06 +01:00
mmconf-fam10h_64.c x86: Move range related operation to one file 2010-02-10 17:47:17 -08:00
module.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
mpparse.c x86, ioapic: In mpparse use mp_register_ioapic 2010-05-04 13:34:59 -07:00
mrst.c x86, mrst: add nop functions to x86_init mpparse functions 2010-05-16 22:47:41 -07:00
msr.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
olpc.c x86, olpc: Use pci subarch init for OLPC 2010-02-25 19:26:23 -08:00
paravirt-spinlocks.c locking: Convert __raw_spin* functions to arch_spin* 2009-12-14 23:55:32 +01:00
paravirt.c x86, paravirt: Remove kmap_atomic_pte paravirt op. 2010-02-27 14:41:35 -08:00
paravirt_patch_32.c
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paravirt_patch_64.c
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pci-calgary_64.c tree-wide: Assorted spelling fixes 2010-02-09 11:13:56 +01:00
pci-dma.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
pci-gart_64.c Merge branch 'iommu/fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/joro/linux-2.6-iommu into x86/urgent 2010-04-13 13:24:54 +02:00
pci-nommu.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
pci-swiotlb.c x86: Split swiotlb initialization into two stages 2009-12-15 13:01:57 +01:00
pcspeaker.c
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pmtimer_64.c
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probe_roms_32.c
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process.c Merge branch 'x86-fpu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2010-05-18 08:58:16 -07:00
process_32.c Merge branch 'x86-fpu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2010-05-18 08:58:16 -07:00
process_64.c Merge branch 'x86-fpu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2010-05-18 08:58:16 -07:00
ptrace.c hw-breakpoints: Tag ptrace breakpoint as exclude_kernel 2010-05-01 04:32:07 +02:00
pvclock.c x86, paravirt: don't compute pvclock adjustments if we trust the tsc 2010-05-19 11:41:05 +03:00
quirks.c x86, hpet: Add reference to chipset erratum documentation for disable-hpet-msi-quirk 2010-05-17 10:04:43 -07:00
reboot.c x86: Add iMac9,1 to pci_reboot_dmi_table 2010-02-17 08:08:21 +01:00
reboot_fixups_32.c cs5535: move the DIVIL MSR definition into linux/cs5535.h 2009-12-15 08:53:28 -08:00
relocate_kernel_32.S
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relocate_kernel_64.S
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rtc.c Merge branch 'x86-platform-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2009-09-18 14:05:47 -07:00
scx200_32.c
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setup.c x86, kgdb: early trap init for early debug 2010-05-20 21:04:29 -05:00
setup_percpu.c early_res: Add free_early_partial() 2010-02-26 08:25:35 +01:00
sfi.c x86, ioapic: Teach mp_register_ioapic to compute a global gsi_end 2010-05-04 13:34:56 -07:00
signal.c x86: Merge sys_sigaltstack 2009-12-09 16:28:59 -08:00
smp.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
smpboot.c Merge branch 'master' into export-slabh 2010-04-05 11:37:28 +09:00
stacktrace.c perf events, x86/stacktrace: Make stack walking optional 2009-12-17 09:56:19 +01:00
step.c x86, ptrace: Fix block-step 2010-03-26 11:33:57 +01:00
sys_i386_32.c Add generic sys_olduname() 2010-03-12 15:52:32 -08:00
sys_x86_64.c improve sys_newuname() for compat architectures 2010-03-12 15:52:32 -08:00
syscall_64.c
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syscall_table_32.S Add generic sys_old_mmap() 2010-03-12 15:52:32 -08:00
tboot.c Merge branch 'kvm-updates/2.6.35' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm 2010-05-21 17:16:21 -07:00
tce_64.c
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test_nx.c
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test_rodata.c
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time.c x86: Convert i8259_lock to raw_spinlock 2010-02-16 18:21:32 +01:00
tlb_uv.c Merge branch 'x86-uv-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2010-05-18 09:46:35 -07:00
tls.c
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tls.h
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topology.c
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trampoline.c x86: Use find_e820() instead of hard coded trampoline address 2009-12-11 09:28:22 +01:00
trampoline_32.S x86: cpuinit-annotate SMP boot trampolines properly 2009-09-20 20:23:37 +02:00
trampoline_64.S x86: Fix Suspend to RAM freeze on Acer Aspire 1511Lmi laptop 2009-10-12 18:06:48 +02:00
traps.c x86, kgdb: early trap init for early debug 2010-05-20 21:04:29 -05:00
tsc.c Merge branch 'for-next' into for-linus 2010-03-08 16:55:37 +01:00
tsc_sync.c locking: Convert __raw_spin* functions to arch_spin* 2009-12-14 23:55:32 +01:00
uv_irq.c Merge branch 'x86-uv-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2010-05-18 09:46:35 -07:00
uv_sysfs.c x86: Remove trailing spaces in messages 2010-02-07 17:47:51 +01:00
uv_time.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
verify_cpu_64.S
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visws_quirks.c Merge remote branch 'origin/x86/apic' into x86/mrst 2010-02-22 16:25:18 -08:00
vm86_32.c x86, 32-bit: Convert sys_vm86 & sys_vm86old 2009-12-09 16:29:23 -08:00
vmi_32.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
vmiclock_32.c Merge branch 'for-next' into for-linus 2010-03-08 16:55:37 +01:00
vmlinux.lds.S x86: Make smp_locks end with page alignment 2010-03-29 18:42:30 +02:00
vsmp_64.c
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vsyscall_64.c x86: Raise vsyscall priority on hotplug notifier chain 2010-03-01 12:35:40 -03:00
x86_init.c Merge branch 'x86-mrst-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2010-03-07 15:59:39 -08:00
x8664_ksyms_64.c x86-64: Don't export init_level4_pgt 2010-04-28 17:25:47 -07:00
xsave.c x86: Introduce 'struct fpu' and related API 2010-05-10 10:48:55 -07:00