linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] chrdev: implement __[un]register

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Date:	Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:54:36 +0200
From:	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Colin Guthrie <cguthrie@...driva.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] chrdev: implement __[un]register_chrdev()

At Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:02:17 +0200,
I wrote:
> 
> At Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:13:23 +0900,
> Tejun Heo wrote:
> > 
> > [un]register_chrdev() assume minor range 0-255.  This patch adds __
> > prefixed versions which take @minorbase and @count explicitly.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> > Cc: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
> > Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
> > ---
> > This is updated repost of the make-OSS-device-number-claiming-optional
> > patchset.
> > 
> >  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/873475
> > 
> > Changes from the last take are...
> > 
> > * soundcore now emits standard chrdev module aliases too.
> > 
> > * The sound-slot/service-* module aliases are now scheduled to be
> >   removed in a year along with the config and kernel parameter to
> >   disable it.
> > 
> > * sound_insert_unit() updated to deal with minors claimed by others at
> >   chrdev layer.
> 
> I merged this to sound-unstable tree now to check the builds.
> I'm going to move it to the sound tree for linux-next in tomorrow or
> later.
> 
> If anybody still sees the problem with this patch set, please let me
> know.

As no objection came, I merged this patch series now for linux-next.


thanks,

Takashi
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