linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 30/47] Driver core: create devices/virtual/ tree

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Message-ID: <d120d5000609260624j4fb1f45en6ce2339843fcc1ad@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:24:15 -0400
From:	"Dmitry Torokhov" <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	"Greg KH" <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Kay Sievers" <kay.sievers@...y.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 30/47] Driver core: create devices/virtual/ tree

On 9/26/06, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com> wrote:
> From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
>
> This change creates a devices/virtual/CLASS_NAME tree for struct devices
> that belong to a class, yet do not have a "real" struct device for a
> parent.  It automatically creates the directories on the fly as needed.
>

Why do you need multiple virtual devices? All parentless class devices
could grow from a single virtual device.

-- 
Dmitry
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