Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 8 Mar 2012 09:42:20 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] net/hyperv: Advertise hv_netvsc instead of netvsc as driver name |
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On Thu, Mar 08, 2012 at 05:12:21PM +0100, Olaf Hering wrote: > On Thu, Mar 08, Greg KH wrote: > > > > hwinfo uses it to recognize a network interface (storage in case of > > > hv_storvsc). > > > > That tool should report the real module name, not rely on the name to > > match based on the structure, if you really care about the real module > > name. > > Its about the driver symlink, not the module name. > > I think most, if not all, (relevant) drivers use some sort of > KBUILD_MODNAME. Why should this driver be any different?
It shouldn't, I'm not saying that at all. I'm only objecting to the insistance that this be something worthwhile for 3.3-final which should be out any day now.
greg k-h
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