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From: "Henning P. Schmiedehausen" <mailgate@hometree.net>
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Subject: Re: [RFC] New Driver Model for 2.5
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Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> writes:

>>> struct device {
>>>         struct list_head        bus_list;
>>>         struct io_bus           *parent;
>>>         struct io_bus           *subordinate;
>>> 
>>>         char                    name[DEVICE_NAME_SIZE];
>>>         char                    bus_id[BUS_ID_SIZE];
>>> 
>>>         struct dentry           *dentry;
>>>         struct list_head        files;
>>> 
>>>         struct  semaphore       lock;
>>> 
>>>         struct device_driver    *driver;
>>>         void                    *driver_data;
>>>         void                    *platform_data;
>>> 
>>>         u32                     current_state;
>>>         unsigned char           *saved_state;
>>> };

>Hi Patrick ! Nice to see this happening ;)

>I would add to the generic structure device, a "uuid" string field.

And a version field! Please add a version field right to the
beginning. This would make supporting legacy drivers in later versions
_much_ easier.

	Ciao
		Henning

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