linux-kernel - [PATCH] drivers/char/misc.c: deprecated call register

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Date:	Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:38:44 +0200
From:	renzo@...unibo.it (Renzo Davoli)
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	"Mathiasen, Torben" <Torben.Mathiasen@...com>
Subject: [PATCH] drivers/char/misc.c: deprecated call register_chrdev, and 256 minor limit eliminated

Dear Kernel Developers,

I have seen that drivers/char/misc.c already used the deprecated 
register_chrdev call and this limited the number of minors to 256.

I recetly asked for a misc minor number attribution for View-OS/kmview
and Torben Mathiasen told me about this issue.

I propose this patch that eliminate both problems. With this patch 
misc allocates the entire major 10 and avoids the deprecated call.

These are just my 2 (euro) cents, I hope it can be useful.

	renzo
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