linux-kernel - Re: [KJ][PATCH] Correct misc_register return code handling in several drivers

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Date:	Wed, 1 Nov 2006 15:55:41 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
To:	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
Cc:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...ts.osdl.org, kjhall@...ibm.com,
	maxk@...lcomm.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [KJ][PATCH] Correct misc_register return code handling in
 several drivers

On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 08:56:19 -0500
Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com> wrote:

> 	Since Andrew hasn't incorporated this patch yet, and I had the time, I
> redid the patch taking Benjamin's INIT_LIST_HEAD and Joes mmtimer cleanup into
> account.  New patch attached, replacing the old one, everything except the
> aforementioned cleanups is identical.  

Please prepare a description for this patch.  The INIT_LIST_HEAD() in
misc_register() is mysterious.
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