[PATCH net] macsec: add genl family module alias

Subsystems: networking drivers, networking [macsec], the rest

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2 messages, 2 authors, 2017-08-22 · open the first message on its own page

[PATCH net] macsec: add genl family module alias

From: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@queasysnail.net>
Date: 2017-08-22 13:36:17

This helps tools such as wpa_supplicant can start even if the macsec
module isn't loaded yet.

Fixes: c09440f7dcb3 ("macsec: introduce IEEE 802.1AE driver")
Signed-off-by: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@queasysnail.net>
---
I think this should go to stable as well.

 drivers/net/macsec.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 5e1ab1160856..98e4deaa3a6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -3521,6 +3521,7 @@ module_init(macsec_init);
 module_exit(macsec_exit);
 
 MODULE_ALIAS_RTNL_LINK("macsec");
+MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY("macsec");
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MACsec IEEE 802.1AE");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
-- 
2.14.1

Re: [PATCH net] macsec: add genl family module alias

From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: 2017-08-22 21:26:16

From: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@queasysnail.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 15:36:08 +0200
This helps tools such as wpa_supplicant can start even if the macsec
module isn't loaded yet.

Fixes: c09440f7dcb3 ("macsec: introduce IEEE 802.1AE driver")
Signed-off-by: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@queasysnail.net>
Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.
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