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SubjectRe: [PATCH] RAM block device support module name update in Kconfig
On 12/06/13 05:38, Fabian Frederick wrote:
> RAM block device support module name changed to brd.ko
> some years ago with an "rd" alias to match previous module implementation.
> This patch updates its Kconfig definition.
>
> Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@skynet.be>

I haven't seen any activity from Nick lately.
Let's Cc: Jens and Andrew.

Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>

Thanks.

> ---
> drivers/block/Kconfig | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
> index 86b9f37..9ffa90c 100644
> --- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
> @@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ config BLK_DEV_RAM
> For details, read <file:Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt>.
>
> To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
> - module will be called rd.
> + module will be called brd. An alias "rd" has been defined
> + for historical reasons.
>
> Most normal users won't need the RAM disk functionality, and can
> thus say N here.
> --



--
~Randy


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