Re: [PATCH] floppy: Provide a PNP device table in the module.

[Kay Sievers]

On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 00:48, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Mar 2009 17:50:47 +0000
> Scott James Remnant <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> The missing device table means that the floppy module is not
>> auto-loaded, even when the appropriate PNP device (0700) is found.
>
> Is this a regression? ÂDid 2.6.28 autoload OK?

No, it was never autoloaded by a kernel supplied alias. We ship
special modprobe rules which define the alias, and this is part of an
ongoing effort to move that information where it belongs, into the
module itself.

Thanks,
Kay
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