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Message-ID: <20111006164300.GB5402@ubuntu.ubuntu-domain>
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 22:13:00 +0530
From: Himanshu Chauhan <hschauhan@...ltrace.org>
To: Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com>
Cc: Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
"lm-sensors@...sensors.org" <lm-sensors@...sensors.org>,
"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [lm-sensors] [PATCH] hwmon class driver registration with a
device number
On Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 08:15:26AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> Having said that, I realize there are instances where the _minor_ device
> number is passed to the class registration function (eg for misc
> devices). In that case, though, misc_register() checks if the asked for
> minor device already exists, and retains the option to generate a
> dynamic minor device. This is different here, where the proposal is to
> pass both major and minor device number to the registration function.
>
> Maybe there are instances where both major and minor device number are
> passed; as I mentioned before, I did not spend that much time on it. But
> you are right - that isn't the point anyway.
>
If misc and other classes can create nodes based on device numbers that
are passed to them, why is it a problem for hwmon? Why does hwmon creates
devices with MKDEV(0,0)? I am still not getting the point.
-Himanshu
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