Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 23:52:46 +0200
From: Juergen Quade <quade@hs-niederrhein.de>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Juergen Quade <quade@postman.arcor.de>
Subject: Does Kernel 2.6 needs to call modprobe with a minor number?
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In kernel 2.6 it is possible for devices to share a major number as long
as they use different minor numbers (see register_chrdev_region).
Doesn't it mean, that now a device is clearly identified by a major
_and_ a minor number?

Right?

In this case, wouldn't it be necessary to call modprobe with
major _and_ minornumber (for example in function base_probe(),
sourcefile fs/char_dev.c)?

Otherwise the modprobe program can not clearly identify, which driver to
load.

       Juergen.
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