Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262076AbUKPR7e (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:59:34 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262080AbUKPR7e (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:59:34 -0500 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([69.55.234.183]:33693 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262076AbUKPR7a (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:59:30 -0500 Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:58:57 -0800 From: Greg KH To: Miklos Szeredi Cc: rcpt-linux-fsdevel.AT.vger.kernel.org@jankratochvil.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] [Request for inclusion] Filesystem in Userspace Message-ID: <20041116175857.GA9213@kroah.com> References: <84144f0204111602136a9bbded@mail.gmail.com> <20041116120226.A27354@pauline.vellum.cz> <20041116163314.GA6264@kroah.com> <20041116170339.GD6264@kroah.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 650 Lines: 19 On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 06:50:52PM +0100, Miklos Szeredi wrote: > > > It's an old message, and yes, it's there to scare people away. Glad to > > see it's working :) > > So if I only need a single device number should I register a "misc" > device? misc_register() seems to create the relevant sysfs entry. Yes, that is a good way to get a device, without having to reserve a number. 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/