linux-kernel - cdev: remove unneeded setting of cdev names

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Date:	Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:43:11 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: cdev: remove unneeded setting of cdev names

<resend with proper subject:>

struct cdev does not need the kobject name to be set, as it is never
used.  This patch fixes up the few places it is set.


Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

---
 block/bsg.c                         |    5 +----
 drivers/char/raw.c                  |    5 +----
 drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c |    5 +----
 drivers/usb/core/devio.c            |    6 ++----
 4 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

--- a/block/bsg.c
+++ b/block/bsg.c
@@ -1010,10 +1010,7 @@ unlock:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bsg_register_queue);
 
-static struct cdev bsg_cdev = {
-	.kobj   = {.name = "bsg", },
-	.owner  = THIS_MODULE,
-};
+static struct cdev bsg_cdev;
 
 static int __init bsg_init(void)
 {
--- a/drivers/char/raw.c
+++ b/drivers/char/raw.c
@@ -255,10 +255,7 @@ static const struct file_operations raw_
 	.owner	=	THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
-static struct cdev raw_cdev = {
-	.kobj	=	{.name = "raw", },
-	.owner	=	THIS_MODULE,
-};
+static struct cdev raw_cdev;
 
 static int __init raw_init(void)
 {
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
@@ -109,10 +109,7 @@ static struct file_operations dvb_device
 	.open =		dvb_device_open,
 };
 
-static struct cdev dvb_device_cdev = {
-	.kobj   = {.name = "dvb", },
-	.owner  =       THIS_MODULE,
-};
+static struct cdev dvb_device_cdev;
 
 int dvb_generic_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
@@ -1576,6 +1576,7 @@ static unsigned int usbdev_poll(struct f
 }
 
 const struct file_operations usbdev_file_operations = {
+	.owner = 	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	usbdev_lseek,
 	.read =		usbdev_read,
 	.poll =		usbdev_poll,
@@ -1625,10 +1626,7 @@ static struct notifier_block usbdev_nb =
 };
 #endif
 
-static struct cdev usb_device_cdev = {
-	.kobj   = {.name = "usb_device", },
-	.owner  = THIS_MODULE,
-};
+static struct cdev usb_device_cdev;
 
 int __init usb_devio_init(void)
 {
-
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