Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:04:44 -0700
From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] Add platform_device_register_simple
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On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 01:43:51AM -0500, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
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> ChangeSet@1.1767, 2004-06-09 23:58:52-05:00, dtor_core@ameritech.net
>   sysfs: add platform_device_register_simple() that creates a simple
>          platform device that does not manage any resources. Modules
>          using such platform devices can be unloaded without waiting
>          for the device to me released (but any additional resources
>          allocated by module should be freed beforehand).

I have the same objections to this that Russell does.  Also, care to
show me a patch that uses this new interface, so that I can understand
what you are trying to accomplish here?

thanks,

greg k-h
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