[PATCH 1/4] Add ps3_storage module alias

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Fri, 5 Feb 2010, Josh Boyer wrote:
> This allows the upgrade path from older kernel releases to work
> with the Fedora mkinitrd tool.
> 
> ---
> 
> --- linux-2.6.22.ppc64/drivers/block/ps3disk.c~	2007-07-25 16:06:16.000000000 +0100
> +++ linux-2.6.22.ppc64/drivers/block/ps3disk.c	2007-07-26 08:49:44.000000000 +0100
> @@ -628,3 +628,4 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
>  MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PS3 Disk Storage Driver");
>  MODULE_AUTHOR("Sony Corporation");
>  MODULE_ALIAS(PS3_MODULE_ALIAS_STOR_DISK);
> +MODULE_ALIAS("ps3_storage");

NAKed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven at sonycom.com>

ps3_storage was replaced by 3 drivers: ps3disk, ps3rom, and ps3flash. These are
automatically loaded by udev.

How does mkinitrd determine the driver for the root file system on other
systems? Does it really contain a big list of e.g. all SCSI drivers?

With kind regards,

Geert Uytterhoeven
Software Architect
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