Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Wed, 23 Jun 2004 17:41:57 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] HPET driver |
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Robert Picco wrote: > Hi Andrew: > > I eliminated the request_irq brain damage, eliminated procfs support, > made the check for FMODE_WRITE in hpet_open and responded to a few > other suggestions.
Thanks! I'll look over it too.
> I misinterpreted your desire to change HPET from using a major device > number and moving to miscdevice. I thought one objective was to avoid > LANANA registration. It obviously isn't and I have done LANANA > registration but need a reply. So it's possible the values for hpet in > miscdevice.h and devices.txt will change.
The LANANA stuff propagates to 2.4 and to vendors who update their /dev packages. You can't just pick an arbitrary number and use it. If LANANA hasn't replied, the driver should use dynamic miscdev minor, or dynamic chrdev major, until a number is assigned.
Jeff
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