linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2.6.21-rc5-git 2/2] update Documentation/driver-model/platform.txt

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Date:	Mon, 2 Apr 2007 16:16:03 -0400
From:	"Dmitry Torokhov" <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	"David Brownell" <david-b@...bell.net>
Cc:	"Greg KH" <gregkh@...e.de>,
	"Linux Kernel list" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Andres Salomon" <dilinger@...ian.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 2.6.21-rc5-git 2/2] update Documentation/driver-model/platform.txt

On 3/31/07, David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net> wrote:
> +A better solution is usually:
> +
> +       struct platform_device *platform_device_register_simple(
> +                       char *name, unsigned id,
> +                       struct resource *res, unsigned nres);
> +
> +You can use platform_device_register_simple() as a one-step call to allocate
> +and register a device.

DIdn't Russell want to convert eberything to platform_device_alloc and
then nuke platfrom_device_register_simple()?

-- 
Dmitry
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