linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] Staging: comedi: comedi_fops: Fix "out of minor numbers for board device files"

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Date:   Wed, 8 Mar 2017 08:54:47 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Cheah Kok Cheong <thrust73@...il.com>
Cc:     abbotti@....co.uk, hsweeten@...ionengravers.com,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Staging: comedi: comedi_fops: Fix "out of minor
 numbers for board device files"

On Sun, Mar 05, 2017 at 03:22:33AM +0800, Cheah Kok Cheong wrote:
> If comedi module is loaded with the following max allowed parameter
> [comedi_num_legacy_minors=48], subsequent loading of an auto-configured
> device will fail.

Don't set comedi_num_legacy_minors=48, then?

This doesn't seem like the right fix at all.  Why only allow one auto
configured board?  Why not 5 or 10?

regards,
dan carpenter