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-rw-r--r--Documentation/devices.txt3
-rw-r--r--drivers/vhost/net.c8
-rw-r--r--include/linux/miscdevice.h1
3 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/devices.txt b/Documentation/devices.txt
index cec8864..0038318 100644
--- a/Documentation/devices.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devices.txt
@@ -447,6 +447,9 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
234 = /dev/btrfs-control Btrfs control device
235 = /dev/autofs Autofs control device
236 = /dev/mapper/control Device-Mapper control device
+ 237 = /dev/loop-control Loopback control device
+ 238 = /dev/vhost-net Host kernel accelerator for virtio net
+
240-254 Reserved for local use
255 Reserved for MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index 882a51f..9dab1f5 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -856,9 +856,9 @@ static const struct file_operations vhost_net_fops = {
};
static struct miscdevice vhost_net_misc = {
- MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
- "vhost-net",
- &vhost_net_fops,
+ .minor = VHOST_NET_MINOR,
+ .name = "vhost-net",
+ .fops = &vhost_net_fops,
};
static int vhost_net_init(void)
@@ -879,3 +879,5 @@ MODULE_VERSION("0.0.1");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Michael S. Tsirkin");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Host kernel accelerator for virtio net");
+MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(VHOST_NET_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:vhost-net");
diff --git a/include/linux/miscdevice.h b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
index 3208524..0549d211 100644
--- a/include/linux/miscdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
#define AUTOFS_MINOR 235
#define MAPPER_CTRL_MINOR 236
#define LOOP_CTRL_MINOR 237
+#define VHOST_NET_MINOR 238
#define MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR 255
struct device;
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