linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sbus: char: Move D7S_MINOR to include/linux/miscdevice.h

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Date:   Sat, 17 Dec 2016 12:05:40 +1100
From:   Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@...il.com>
To:     Corentin Labbe <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        sparclinux <sparclinux@...r.kernel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sbus: char: Move D7S_MINOR to include/linux/miscdevice.h

Hi Corentin,

On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 6:47 AM, Corentin Labbe
<clabbe.montjoie@...il.com> wrote:
> This patch move the define for D7S_MINOR to include/linux/miscdevice.h.
> It's better that all minor number are in the same place.
>
> Signed-off-by: Corentin Labbe <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/sbus/char/display7seg.c | 1 -
>  include/linux/miscdevice.h      | 1 +
>  2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/display7seg.c b/drivers/sbus/char/display7seg.c
> index 33fbe82..48a5df0 100644
> --- a/drivers/sbus/char/display7seg.c
> +++ b/drivers/sbus/char/display7seg.c
> @@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
>
>  #include <asm/display7seg.h>
>
> -#define D7S_MINOR      193
>  #define DRIVER_NAME    "d7s"
>  #define PFX            DRIVER_NAME ": "
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/miscdevice.h b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
> index 5385d95..b1ba37aef 100644
> --- a/include/linux/miscdevice.h
> +++ b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
> @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
>  #define I2O_MINOR              166
>  #define HWRNG_MINOR            183
>  #define MICROCODE_MINOR                184
> +#define D7S_MINOR              193

I was going to say "why not change the name to something more
descriptive" however they're all very abbreviated, so maybe consider a
second patch series to describe what each of these is for?

>  #define VFIO_MINOR             196
>  #define TUN_MINOR              200
>  #define CUSE_MINOR             203

Thanks,

-- 
Julian Calaby

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