Re: [PATCH 2/2] sound: make OSS device number claiming optional

From: Alan Cox
Date: Wed Aug 05 2009 - 05:59:58 EST


On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:32:32 +0900
Tejun Heo <teheo@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello, Alan.
>
> Alan Cox wrote:
> > This looks like a random private devel hack sand
>
> Why so?
>
> > I don't see why it's appropriate for mainstream, especially as these
> > "new things" don't exist mainstream either.
>
> The new things is CUSE and it's already in mainstream.

Then fix it to use the sound interfaces properly. We have a multiplexor
for sound devices so they can be shared between OSS/ALSA/whatever. Use it.
Ditto if you want CUSE to handle miscdevices use the miscdevice interface
properly.

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