[BusyBox 0000889]: modprobe won't use ' * ' symbols modules.alias

[Bernhard Fischer]

On Wed, May 31, 2006 at 10:28:31PM +0200, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
>Hello all!
>
>On Wednesday 31 May 2006 140, bugs at busybox.net wrote:
>> Summary:                    modprobe won't use ' * ' symbols modules.alias
>> Description: 
>> modprobe ignores '*' symbols in alias name
>> for examples:
>> device name: pci:v000010ECd00008139sv000011F6sd00008139bc02sc00i00
>> alias in modprobe completely ignores /lib/modules/whatever/modules.alias:
>> alias pci:v000010ECd00008139sv*sd*bc*sc*i* 8139too
>> result: 8139too don't load as
>> pci:v000010ECd00008139sv000011F6sd00008139bc02sc00i00
>
>Yes, use of star-pattern is highly used throughout the modules.alias file.
>My desktop's modules.alias has a countless number of such aliases.
>
>I guess that would /not/ be trivial to implement in busybox's modprobe.
>So:
>- What is the occurence of such a setup in the _embedded_ world?

zero, i assume.

>- Would this really be wanted that busybox implements this?

As a config option it would be marvellous to have (i.e. i'd apply it
instantaneously if it is wrapped in a
config CONFIG_FEATURE_MODPROBE_WILDCARDS
	bool "Wildcard matching in modules.alias"
	default n

and if it adds less then -- let's say -- 512b.

Put short, i'm all for it. Go ahead, please.
>
>Regards,
>Yann E. MORIN.
>
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