Re: [PATCH v2] misc/pvpanic-pci: Allow automatic loading

[Eric Auger]

Hi Greg,

On 6/29/21 9:22 AM, Eric Auger wrote:
> The virtual machine monitor (QEMU) exposes the pvpanic-pci
> device to the guest. On guest side the module exists but
> currently isn't loaded automatically. So the driver fails
> to be probed and does not its job of handling guest panic
> events.
>
> Instead of requiring manual modprobe, let's include a device
> database using the MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE macro and let the
> module auto-load when the guest gets exposed with such a
> pvpanic-pci device.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Auger <eric.auger@xxxxxxxxxx>
Maybe I misunderstood your question on the v1. This patch does not
result from an issue found by a tool/script but was identified while
exercising the pvpanic-pci use case "manually".

Thanks

Eric
>
> ---
>
> v1 -> v2:
> - enhance the commit message with additional info (Greg, Andy)
> ---
>  drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic-pci.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic-pci.c b/drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic-pci.c
> index 9ecc4e8559d5d..30290d42d8aa8 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic-pci.c
> +++ b/drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic-pci.c
> @@ -122,4 +122,6 @@ static struct pci_driver pvpanic_pci_driver = {
>  	},
>  };
>  
> +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, pvpanic_pci_id_tbl);
> +
>  module_pci_driver(pvpanic_pci_driver);