From: Peter Rajnoha Add devname:mapper/control and MAPPER_CTRL_MINOR module alias to support dm-mod module autoloading. Signed-off-by: Kay Sievers Signed-off-by: Peter Rajnoha Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon --- Documentation/devices.txt | 1 + drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c | 7 +++++-- include/linux/dm-ioctl.h | 1 + include/linux/miscdevice.h | 1 + 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6.35/Documentation/devices.txt =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.35.orig/Documentation/devices.txt +++ linux-2.6.35/Documentation/devices.txt @@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated. 233 = /dev/kmview View-OS A process with a view 234 = /dev/btrfs-control Btrfs control device 235 = /dev/autofs Autofs control device + 236 = /dev/mapper/control Device-Mapper control device 240-254 Reserved for local use 255 Reserved for MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR Index: linux-2.6.35/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.35.orig/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c +++ linux-2.6.35/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c @@ -1599,12 +1599,15 @@ static const struct file_operations _ctl }; static struct miscdevice _dm_misc = { - .minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR, + .minor = MAPPER_CTRL_MINOR, .name = DM_NAME, - .nodename = "mapper/control", + .nodename = DM_DIR "/" DM_CONTROL_NODE, .fops = &_ctl_fops }; +MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(MAPPER_CTRL_MINOR); +MODULE_ALIAS("devname:" DM_DIR "/" DM_CONTROL_NODE); + /* * Create misc character device and link to DM_DIR/control. */ Index: linux-2.6.35/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.35.orig/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h +++ linux-2.6.35/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ #include #define DM_DIR "mapper" /* Slashes not supported */ +#define DM_CONTROL_NODE "control" #define DM_MAX_TYPE_NAME 16 #define DM_NAME_LEN 128 #define DM_UUID_LEN 129 Index: linux-2.6.35/include/linux/miscdevice.h =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.35.orig/include/linux/miscdevice.h +++ linux-2.6.35/include/linux/miscdevice.h @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ #define KVM_MINOR 232 #define BTRFS_MINOR 234 #define AUTOFS_MINOR 235 +#define MAPPER_CTRL_MINOR 236 #define MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR 255 struct device;