[Linux-parport] [PATCH] tipar - add character device alias

[Stephen Hemminger]

Add a module alias macro so that open of the major number autoloads the module.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger at osdl.org>


diff -Nru a/drivers/char/tipar.c b/drivers/char/tipar.c
--- a/drivers/char/tipar.c	2004-10-07 14:35:06 -07:00
+++ b/drivers/char/tipar.c	2004-10-07 14:35:06 -07:00
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@
 MODULE_AUTHOR(DRIVER_AUTHOR);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRIVER_DESC);
 MODULE_LICENSE(DRIVER_LICENSE);
+MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV_MAJOR(TIPAR_MAJOR);
 
 MODULE_PARM(timeout, "i");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Timeout (default=1.5 seconds)");