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SubjectRe: Freeing a dynamic struct cdev
From"James C. Georgas" <>
DateSat, 06 Aug 2005 15:26:18 -0400
On Sat, 2005-08-06 at 12:21 -0700, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Aug 2005 09:26:15 -0400 James C. Georgas wrote:
>
> > If I allocate a struct cdev using cdev_alloc(), what function do I call
> > to free it when I'm done with it?
>
> Should be cdev_put(), which calls kobject_put(), which implements
> ref counting (using krefs), so that when the last reference is
> going away, the object will be removed.
>
> ---
> ~Randy

cdev_put() is not an exported symbol in the fs/char_dev.c file. Should
it be?
--
James C. Georgas <jgeorgas@rogers.com>

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