Re: [PATCH] MODULE_ALIAS for IRDA dongles

From: Rusty Russell
Date: Fri Sep 05 2003 - 00:23:02 EST


In message <E19unMQ-0001RE-00.arvidjaar-mail-ru@xxxxxxxxxxx> you write:
>
> > Rather than hardcoded names in modprobe, modules can offer their own
> > aliases (which are overridden by config files).
>
> that's cool :)
>
> what config files do you mean - Kconfig or modprobe.conf (or equiv.)?

modprobe.conf. modutils's modprobe actually has all these built in,
which is pretty bad if you want to change on or introduce a new one.

Cheers,
Rusty.
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