Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:04:44 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/3] Add platform_device_register_simple |
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On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 01:43:51AM -0500, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > > =================================================================== > > > ChangeSet@1.1767, 2004-06-09 23:58:52-05:00, dtor_core@ameritech.net > sysfs: add platform_device_register_simple() that creates a simple > platform device that does not manage any resources. Modules > using such platform devices can be unloaded without waiting > for the device to me released (but any additional resources > allocated by module should be freed beforehand).
I have the same objections to this that Russell does. Also, care to show me a patch that uses this new interface, so that I can understand what you are trying to accomplish here?
thanks,
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