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Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 2/2] xen: Add alias to autoload backend drive

To: Bastian Blank <waldi@xxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 2/2] xen: Add alias to autoload backend drivers
From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:51:10 -0400
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On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 06:37:29PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:13:27PM -0400, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 11:51:55PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote:
> > > All the Xen backend drivers are assigned to a special bus type
> > > xen-backend. This allows userspace to load the modules on request.
> > Is there a specific version of udev that would take advantage of this?
> 
> Was there a version within the last three years that can't? The patch is
> tested and udev does its work.

Ok, that answers that question. Queue up for 3.1

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