Re: [PATCH] vdpa: octeon_ep: add missing MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE()

From: Michael S. Tsirkin

Date: Sun Jul 05 2026 - 04:36:20 EST


On Sun, Jul 05, 2026 at 08:25:46AM +0800, Pengpeng Hou wrote:
> The driver has a match table for the pci bus wired into its driver
> structure, but the table is not exported with MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE().
>
> Add the missing MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() entry so module alias information
> is generated for automatic module loading.
>
> This is a source-level fix. It does not claim dynamic hardware
> reproduction; the evidence is the driver-owned match table, its use by
> the driver registration structure, and the missing module alias
> publication.

what does this paragraph mean?

> Signed-off-by: Pengpeng Hou <pengpeng@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/vdpa/octeon_ep/octep_vdpa_main.c | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/octeon_ep/octep_vdpa_main.c b/drivers/vdpa/octeon_ep/octep_vdpa_main.c
> index 31a02e7fd7f2..9bedcd81a174 100644
> --- a/drivers/vdpa/octeon_ep/octep_vdpa_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/vdpa/octeon_ep/octep_vdpa_main.c
> @@ -884,6 +884,7 @@ static struct pci_device_id octep_pci_vdpa_map[] = {
> { PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_CAVIUM, OCTEP_VDPA_DEVID_CN103K_VF) },
> { 0 },
> };
> +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, octep_pci_vdpa_map);
>
> static struct pci_driver octep_pci_vdpa = {
> .name = OCTEP_VDPA_DRIVER_NAME,
> --
> 2.53.0