Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-09-22 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 02:57:57PM +0200, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: > There is a missmatch between the way file2alias generates the modalias > and the way the pci driver generates it. > > Some implementations of modprobe will fail to load the driver for a pci > device automatically when the

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-09-22 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 02:57:57PM +0200, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: There is a missmatch between the way file2alias generates the modalias and the way the pci driver generates it. Some implementations of modprobe will fail to load the driver for a pci device automatically when the pci

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-09-02 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 1:22 PM, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: > Hej Bjorn > > I have seen that you have updated your pci tree without this patch. Is > there something wrong with it? > > If you are already considering it, sorry for the mail, but I wanted to > make sure that it is in 3.17 and then

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-09-02 Thread Ricardo Ribalda Delgado
Hej Bjorn I have seen that you have updated your pci tree without this patch. Is there something wrong with it? If you are already considering it, sorry for the mail, but I wanted to make sure that it is in 3.17 and then back ported. Thanks!! On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:51 PM, Greg KH wrote:

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-09-02 Thread Ricardo Ribalda Delgado
Hej Bjorn I have seen that you have updated your pci tree without this patch. Is there something wrong with it? If you are already considering it, sorry for the mail, but I wanted to make sure that it is in 3.17 and then back ported. Thanks!! On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:51 PM, Greg KH

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-09-02 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 1:22 PM, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado ricardo.riba...@gmail.com wrote: Hej Bjorn I have seen that you have updated your pci tree without this patch. Is there something wrong with it? If you are already considering it, sorry for the mail, but I wanted to make sure that it

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-08-27 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 11:10:42PM +0200, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: > Hello Greg > > On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 11:04 PM, Greg KH wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:56:57PM +0200, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: > >> No worries, > >> > >> I have to mark for stable it or Bjorn? It it is me,

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-08-27 Thread Ricardo Ribalda Delgado
Hello Greg On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 11:04 PM, Greg KH wrote: > On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:56:57PM +0200, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: >> No worries, >> >> I have to mark for stable it or Bjorn? It it is me, how :) ? > > Bjorn can when he applies it, for details on the process, see the kernel >

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-08-27 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:56:57PM +0200, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: > No worries, > > I have to mark for stable it or Bjorn? It it is me, how :) ? Bjorn can when he applies it, for details on the process, see the kernel file Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt > ps: For other people

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-08-27 Thread Ricardo Ribalda Delgado
No worries, I have to mark for stable it or Bjorn? It it is me, how :) ? Regards! ps: For other people reading this thread, the kmod/modprobe is in http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/users/md/kmod.git/tree/libkmod/libkmod-index.c and handles all the modalias as strings without differing the type.

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-08-27 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 01:23:01PM -0700, Greg KH wrote: > On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 02:57:57PM +0200, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: > > There is a missmatch between the way file2alias generates the modalias > > and the way the pci driver generates it. > > > > Some implementations of modprobe will

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-08-27 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 02:57:57PM +0200, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: > There is a missmatch between the way file2alias generates the modalias > and the way the pci driver generates it. > > Some implementations of modprobe will fail to load the driver for a pci > device automatically when the

[PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-08-27 Thread Ricardo Ribalda Delgado
There is a missmatch between the way file2alias generates the modalias and the way the pci driver generates it. Some implementations of modprobe will fail to load the driver for a pci device automatically when the pci interface is defined on the driver. As one will be in uppercase and the other

[PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-08-27 Thread Ricardo Ribalda Delgado
There is a missmatch between the way file2alias generates the modalias and the way the pci driver generates it. Some implementations of modprobe will fail to load the driver for a pci device automatically when the pci interface is defined on the driver. As one will be in uppercase and the other

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-08-27 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 02:57:57PM +0200, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: There is a missmatch between the way file2alias generates the modalias and the way the pci driver generates it. Some implementations of modprobe will fail to load the driver for a pci device automatically when the pci

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-08-27 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 01:23:01PM -0700, Greg KH wrote: On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 02:57:57PM +0200, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: There is a missmatch between the way file2alias generates the modalias and the way the pci driver generates it. Some implementations of modprobe will fail to

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-08-27 Thread Ricardo Ribalda Delgado
No worries, I have to mark for stable it or Bjorn? It it is me, how :) ? Regards! ps: For other people reading this thread, the kmod/modprobe is in http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/users/md/kmod.git/tree/libkmod/libkmod-index.c and handles all the modalias as strings without differing the type.

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-08-27 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:56:57PM +0200, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: No worries, I have to mark for stable it or Bjorn? It it is me, how :) ? Bjorn can when he applies it, for details on the process, see the kernel file Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt ps: For other people reading

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-08-27 Thread Ricardo Ribalda Delgado
Hello Greg On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 11:04 PM, Greg KH gre...@linuxfoundation.org wrote: On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:56:57PM +0200, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: No worries, I have to mark for stable it or Bjorn? It it is me, how :) ? Bjorn can when he applies it, for details on the process,

Re: [PATCH] pci/pci-sysfs: Set pci interface in uppercase

2014-08-27 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 11:10:42PM +0200, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: Hello Greg On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 11:04 PM, Greg KH gre...@linuxfoundation.org wrote: On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:56:57PM +0200, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: No worries, I have to mark for stable it or Bjorn? It