linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] chrdev: implement __[un]register

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Message-ID: <s5hzlaed9me.wl%tiwai@suse.de>
Date:	Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:04:41 +0200
From:	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	cguthrie@...driva.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] chrdev: implement __[un]register_chrdev()

At Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:35:42 +0900,
Tejun Heo wrote:
> 
> [un]register_chrdev() assume minor range 0-255.  This patch adds __
> prefixed versions which take @minorbase and @count explicitly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> Cc: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
> ---
> Hello,
> 
> These two patches make sound_core grabbing OSS device number optional.
> If there's no objection, I think it would be easiest to push this
> through Takashi's tree.

I'm fine to take this.

But, I think EXPORT_SYMBOL(__register_chrdev) and
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__unregister_chrdev) are missing in this patch.


thanks,

Takashi
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