* [PATCH] RAM block device support module name update in Kconfig
@ 2013-12-06 13:38 Fabian Frederick
2013-12-08 17:19 ` Randy Dunlap
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Fabian Frederick @ 2013-12-06 13:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel; +Cc: npiggin
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>
---
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.
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* Re: [PATCH] RAM block device support module name update in Kconfig
2013-12-06 13:38 [PATCH] RAM block device support module name update in Kconfig Fabian Frederick
@ 2013-12-08 17:19 ` Randy Dunlap
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Randy Dunlap @ 2013-12-08 17:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fabian Frederick, linux-kernel; +Cc: npiggin, axboe, Andrew Morton
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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