linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] sound: make OSS device number claiming optional

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Message-ID: <20090805110031.51424dbe@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Wed, 5 Aug 2009 11:00:31 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Tejun Heo <teheo@...e.de>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>,
	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	cguthrie@...driva.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] sound: make OSS device number claiming optional

On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:32:32 +0900
Tejun Heo <teheo@...e.de> wrote:

> Hello, Alan.
> 
> Alan Cox wrote:
> > This looks like a random private devel hack sand
> 
> Why so?
> 
> > I don't see why it's appropriate for mainstream, especially as these
> > "new things" don't exist mainstream either.
> 
> The new things is CUSE and it's already in mainstream.

Then fix it to use the sound interfaces properly. We have a multiplexor
for sound devices so they can be shared between OSS/ALSA/whatever. Use it.
Ditto if you want CUSE to handle miscdevices use the miscdevice interface
properly.

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