linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] synclink_gt use dynamic tty device registration

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Date:	Thu, 3 May 2007 00:05:28 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Paul Fulghum <paulkf@...rogate.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] synclink_gt use dynamic tty device registration

On Wed, 02 May 2007 11:17:33 -0500 Paul Fulghum <paulkf@...rogate.com> wrote:

> Change synclink_gt driver to use dynamic tty device registration.
> 
> ...
>
> +	for (i=0; i < port_count; ++i)
> +		tty_register_device(serial_driver, port_array[i]->line, &(port_array[i]->pdev->dev));
> ...
> +		for (info=slgt_device_list ; info != NULL ; info=info->next_device)
> +			tty_unregister_device(serial_driver, info->line);
> ...
> +	if ((rc = pci_register_driver(&pci_driver)) < 0) {

hm, not a big fan of kernel coding style, I see.

What's going to happen here if tty_register_device() fails?
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