linux-kernel - UIO device name

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Message-Id: <1222248093.12624.188.camel@gentoo-jocke.transmode.se>
Date:	Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:21:33 +0200
From:	Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@...nsmode.se>
To:	hjk@...utronix.de, gregkh@...e.de
Cc:	Linux-Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: UIO device name

As far as I can see there isn't a way to name the /dev/uio%d device file
to something more useful, is that so?
I would like to name the device file from within the kernel so I can
find the correct device from userspace.
The very least is to control the minor(%d) number.

 Jocke
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