Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262362AbTE2QlF (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 May 2003 12:41:05 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262363AbTE2QlE (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 May 2003 12:41:04 -0400 Received: from granite.he.net ([216.218.226.66]:38153 "EHLO granite.he.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262362AbTE2QlD (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 May 2003 12:41:03 -0400 Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 09:56:24 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Paul Fulghum Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "torvalds@transmeta.com" Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.70 tty_register_driver Message-ID: <20030529165623.GC19920@kroah.com> References: <1054138158.2107.4.camel@diemos> <1054150058.2025.18.camel@diemos> <1054218448.2099.5.camel@diemos> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1054218448.2099.5.camel@diemos> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 09:27:28AM -0500, Paul Fulghum wrote: > This patch corrects changes made in 2.5.70 to > tty_register_device() which caused the device > minor base specified by tty drivers using dynamically > allocated device major number to be ignored. > > I have posted to lkml and to the originator of the > 2.5.70 patch, and have received no dissenting views. Hm, I wasn't the originator of the 2.5.70 change in this area, that's Al Viro. I suggest you run this by him first. thanks, greg k-h - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/