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

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Message-ID: <4A79350A.3020904@kernel.org>
Date:	Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:30:18 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
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()

Hello,

Takashi Iwai wrote:
> CONFIG_SOUND is tristate, so it can be a module.
> Actually SUSE kernels have it as a module :)

Ah... crap.  I got confused.  I somehow thought it was always included
in kernel.

>> Adrian would be mighty unhappy about adding EXPORT_SYMBOL()
>> there.
> 
> How about to replace the old *register_chrdev() with static inline,
> instead?

Will do so.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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