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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] block, char_dev: Use correct format specifier for
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On 05/02/18 07:25 PM, Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote:
> From: Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa@csail.mit.edu>
> 
> register_blkdev() and __register_chrdev_region() treat the major
> number as an unsigned int. So print it the same way to avoid
> absurd error statements such as:
> "... major requested (-1) is greater than the maximum (511) ..."
> (and also fix off-by-one bugs in the error prints).
> 
> While at it, also update the comment describing register_blkdev().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa@csail.mit.edu>

Reviewed-by: Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com>