Re: [PATCH 1/2] chrdev: implement __[un]register_chrdev()

[Tejun Heo]

Takashi Iwai wrote:
> At Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:35:42 +0900,
> Tejun Heo wrote:
>> [un]register_chrdev() assume minor range 0-255.  This patch adds __
>> prefixed versions which take @minorbase and @count explicitly.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> Hello,
>>
>> These two patches make sound_core grabbing OSS device number optional.
>> If there's no objection, I think it would be easiest to push this
>> through Takashi's tree.
> 
> I'm fine to take this.
> 
> But, I think EXPORT_SYMBOL(__register_chrdev) and
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(__unregister_chrdev) are missing in this patch.

The only current users would be sound_core.c which is always compiled
built-in.  Adrian would be mighty unhappy about adding EXPORT_SYMBOL()
there.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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