linux-kernel - Re: [BUG?] HID: uhid: add devname module alias

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Date:	Mon, 9 Sep 2013 18:38:23 +0200
From:	David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@...il.com>
To:	Tom Gundersen <teg@...m.no>
Cc:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, Kay Sievers <kay@...y.org>,
	"linux-input@...r.kernel.org" <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [BUG?] HID: uhid: add devname module alias

Hi Tom

On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Tom Gundersen <teg@...m.no> wrote:
> Hi Marcel,
>
> The above commit (60cbd53 in mainline) doesn't appear to work for me.
> I.e., depmod does not create an entry in modules.devname and hence no
> device node is created on boot.
>
> If I understand correctly, you'd also need to create the correct
> "char-major-<MAJOR>-<MINOR>" alias (which I don't think you can do as
> long as you are using MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR).
>
> Or am I missing something?

Nope, that's correct as discussed on IRC. Patch pending as:
  Subject: [PATCH] HID: uhid: allocate static minor
  Message-Id: <1378744434-10883-1-git-send-email-dh.herrmann@...il.com>

Thanks
David
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