[PATCH 01/31] bridge: Auto-load bridge module when socket opened.

From: Scott James Remnant
Date: Tue Mar 10 2009 - 12:44:37 EST


The bridge module is missing the net-pf-7 alias that would cause it to
be auto-loaded when a socket of that type is opened. This patch adds
the alias.

Signed-off-by: Scott James Remnant <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/bridge/br.c | 2 ++
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/bridge/br.c b/net/bridge/br.c
index 4d2c1f1..229daee 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
#include <linux/netdevice.h>
#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/net.h>
#include <linux/llc.h>
#include <net/llc.h>
#include <net/stp.h>
@@ -108,3 +109,4 @@ module_init(br_init)
module_exit(br_deinit)
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
MODULE_VERSION(BR_VERSION);
+MODULE_ALIAS_NETPROTO(PF_BRIDGE);
--
1.6.0.5

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