linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] Staging: dt3155: properly export the module parameter

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Date:	Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:55:32 -0500
From:	H Hartley Sweeten <hartleys@...ionengravers.com>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
CC:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	"ss@....gov.au" <ss@....gov.au>, "gregkh@...e.de" <gregkh@...e.de>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] Staging: dt3155: properly export the module parameter

On Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1:59 PM, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> On 07/28/2010 06:48 PM, H Hartley Sweeten wrote:
>> Make the module parameter dt3155_major static and add the proper
>> wrappers to export it.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@...ionengravers.com>
>> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
>> Cc: Scott Smedley <ss@....gov.au>
>> ---
>> 
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/dt3155/dt3155_drv.c b/drivers/staging/dt3155/dt3155_drv.c
>> index 7316996..220eaf9 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/dt3155/dt3155_drv.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/dt3155/dt3155_drv.c
>> @@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ wait_queue_head_t dt3155_read_wait_queue[MAXBOARDS];
>>  
>>  /* set to dynamicaly allocate, but it is tunable: */
>>  /* insmod DT_3155 dt3155 dt3155_major=XX */
>> -int dt3155_major = 0;
>> +static int dt3155_major;
>> +module_param(dt3155_major, int, 0);
>> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(dt3155_major, "Major device number");
>
> Is it necessary in the age of udev?
>
> I would personally get rid of that completely...

I agree but I'm not quite sure if the user space app is ready to handle that.

Scott, can you provide any input?

Regards,
Hartley--
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