linux-kernel - [PATCH 13/75] cdev: remove unneeded setting of cdev names

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Date:	Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:16:17 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
Subject: [PATCH 13/75] cdev: remove unneeded setting of cdev names

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>
Acked-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>
---
 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(-)

diff --git a/block/bsg.c b/block/bsg.c
index ed26468..b8ddfc6 100644
--- 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)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/char/raw.c b/drivers/char/raw.c
index 1f0d7c6..bbfa0e2 100644
--- a/drivers/char/raw.c
+++ b/drivers/char/raw.c
@@ -255,10 +255,7 @@ static const struct file_operations raw_ctl_fops = {
 	.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)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
index 56231d8..18738fa 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
@@ -103,10 +103,7 @@ static struct file_operations dvb_device_fops =
 	.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)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
index 927a181..fe98796 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
@@ -1576,6 +1576,7 @@ static unsigned int usbdev_poll(struct file *file, struct poll_table_struct *wai
 }
 
 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)
 {
-- 
1.5.3.4

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