Re: Revertion of bad "cleanup".

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Thu Jul 06 2000 - 04:39:52 EST


> there is no "open" routine. So either we need to make it allow
> "misc" devices that don't have an open/close routine, or we have
> to reinstate the open routines for the SX and RIO firmware devices.

Fix the misc device I think. A misc device with no open function is
now a sane thing to have.

> I'd say that "misc" is wrong. But my guess is that someone ran into
> SOME problem when this was changed. Maybe it has always been like
> this.)

I'd agree misc is now wrong.

Alan

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