1 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
index 37c4bf3be43a..801efa892046 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
@@ -122,9 +122,47 @@ static struct config_group *target_core_register_fabric(
         const char *name)
 {
         struct target_fabric_configfs *tf;
+        int ret;
 
         pr_debug("Target_Core_ConfigFS: REGISTER -> group: %p name:"
                         " %s\n", group, name);
+        /*
+         * Below are some hardcoded request_module() calls to automatically
+         * local fabric modules when the following is called:
+         *
+         * mkdir -p /sys/kernel/config/target/$MODULE_NAME
+         *
+         * Note that this does not limit which TCM fabric module can be
+         * registered, but simply provids auto loading logic for modules with
+         * mkdir(2) system calls with known TCM fabric modules.
+         */
+        if (!strncmp(name, "iscsi", 5)) {
+                /*
+                 * Automatically load the LIO Target fabric module when the
+                 * following is called:
+                 *
+                 * mkdir -p $CONFIGFS/target/iscsi
+                 */
+                ret = request_module("iscsi_target_mod");
+                if (ret < 0) {
+                        pr_err("request_module() failed for"
+                                " iscsi_target_mod.ko: %d\n", ret);
+                        return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+                }
+        } else if (!strncmp(name, "loopback", 8)) {
+                /*
+                 * Automatically load the tcm_loop fabric module when the
+                 * following is called:
+                 *
+                 * mkdir -p $CONFIGFS/target/loopback
+                 */
+                ret = request_module("tcm_loop");
+                if (ret < 0) {
+                        pr_err("request_module() failed for"
+                                " tcm_loop.ko: %d\n", ret);
+                        return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+                }
+        }
 
         tf = target_core_get_fabric(name);
         if (!tf) {