To: tj@kernel.org
CC: miklos@szeredi.hu, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
       fuse-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, akpm@linux-foundation.org,
       greg@kroah.com
In-reply-to: <49279324.7010605@kernel.org> (message from Tejun Heo on Sat, 22
	Nov 2008 14:05:40 +0900)
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] CUSE: implement CUSE - Character device in Userspace
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From: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:40:53 +0100
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2008, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> > On Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Tejun Heo wrote:
> >> diff --git a/include/linux/miscdevice.h b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
> >> index 0be9245..d4dcca8 100644
> >> --- a/include/linux/miscdevice.h
> >> +++ b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
> >> @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
> >>  #define MPT_MINOR		220
> >>  #define	HPET_MINOR		228
> >>  #define FUSE_MINOR		229
> >> +#define CUSE_MINOR		230
> > 
> > This doesn't work: device numbers have to be allocated by LANANA.
> 
> My last attempt at LANANA for extended devt didn't get me anywhere and
> I'm not sure LANANA is handling miscdevice minors at all.

Back then I did get the fuse device registered in LANANA database
(http://www.lanana.org/docs/device-list/devices-2.6+.txt)

>   If you go
> through the tree, there are quite a few duplicate allocations including
> FUSE_MINOR.  At any rate, we can definitely try LANANA.

Ugh, I suppose that's my fault for not putting the definition in
miscdevice.h (though apparently the duplicates didn't do so either).

Thanks,
Miklos
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