Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6:
  driver core: add devname module aliases to allow module on-demand auto-loading

Documentation/devices.txt

@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
 		231 = /dev/snapshot	System memory snapshot device
 		232 = /dev/kvm		Kernel-based virtual machine (hardware virtualization extensions)
 		233 = /dev/kmview	View-OS A process with a view
+		234 = /dev/btrfs-control	Btrfs control device
+		235 = /dev/autofs	Autofs control device
 		240-254			Reserved for local use
 		255			Reserved for MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR
 

arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c

@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ static void microcode_dev_exit(void)
 }
 
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(MICROCODE_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:cpu/microcode");
 #else
 #define microcode_dev_init()	0
 #define microcode_dev_exit()	do { } while (0)

drivers/net/ppp_generic.c

@@ -2926,5 +2926,5 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ppp_output_wakeup);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ppp_register_compressor);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ppp_unregister_compressor);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV_MAJOR(PPP_MAJOR);
-MODULE_ALIAS("/dev/ppp");
+MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV(PPP_MAJOR, 0);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:ppp");

drivers/net/tun.c

@@ -1649,3 +1649,4 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRV_DESCRIPTION);
 MODULE_AUTHOR(DRV_COPYRIGHT);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TUN_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:net/tun");

fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c

@@ -736,11 +736,14 @@ static const struct file_operations _dev_ioctl_fops = {
 };
 
 static struct miscdevice _autofs_dev_ioctl_misc = {
-	.minor 		= MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
+	.minor		= AUTOFS_MINOR,
 	.name  		= AUTOFS_DEVICE_NAME,
 	.fops  		= &_dev_ioctl_fops
 };
 
+MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(AUTOFS_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:autofs");
+
 /* Register/deregister misc character device */
 int autofs_dev_ioctl_init(void)
 {

fs/btrfs/super.c

@@ -832,11 +832,14 @@ static const struct file_operations btrfs_ctl_fops = {
 };
 
 static struct miscdevice btrfs_misc = {
-	.minor		= MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
+	.minor		= BTRFS_MINOR,
 	.name		= "btrfs-control",
 	.fops		= &btrfs_ctl_fops
 };
 
+MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(BTRFS_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:btrfs-control");
+
 static int btrfs_interface_init(void)
 {
 	return misc_register(&btrfs_misc);

fs/fuse/dev.c

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(FUSE_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:fuse");
 
 static struct kmem_cache *fuse_req_cachep;
 

include/linux/miscdevice.h

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #define FUSE_MINOR		229
 #define KVM_MINOR		232
 #define VHOST_NET_MINOR		233
+#define BTRFS_MINOR		234
+#define AUTOFS_MINOR		235
 #define MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR	255
 
 struct device;