Add MODULE_ALIAS to autoload ipmi drivers on ACPI systems

From: jordan hargrave
Date: Thu Jul 26 2012 - 10:50:36 EST


The latest versions of the kernel drivers for ipmi can use ACPI to
determine the type of BMC device used in the system. The following
patch adds a module alias so that udev will autoload the ipmi_si
driver.

--- drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c.orig 2012-07-26 09:18:58.000000000 -0500
+++ drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c 2012-07-26 09:29:37.000000000 -0500
@@ -2267,6 +2267,8 @@ static struct pnp_driver ipmi_pnp_driver
.remove = __devexit_p(ipmi_pnp_remove),
.id_table = pnp_dev_table,
};
+
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pnp, pnp_dev_table);
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_DMI
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