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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:55:41 +0000
Subject: Re: [KJ] [PATCH] Correct misc_register return code handling in
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On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 08:56:19 -0500
Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com> wrote:

> 	Since Andrew hasn't incorporated this patch yet, and I had the time, I
> redid the patch taking Benjamin's INIT_LIST_HEAD and Joes mmtimer cleanup into
> account.  New patch attached, replacing the old one, everything except the
> aforementioned cleanups is identical.  

Please prepare a description for this patch.  The INIT_LIST_HEAD() in
misc_register() is mysterious.
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Subject: Re: [KJ][PATCH] Correct misc_register return code handling in
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On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 08:56:19 -0500
Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com> wrote:

> 	Since Andrew hasn't incorporated this patch yet, and I had the time, I
> redid the patch taking Benjamin's INIT_LIST_HEAD and Joes mmtimer cleanup into
> account.  New patch attached, replacing the old one, everything except the
> aforementioned cleanups is identical.  

Please prepare a description for this patch.  The INIT_LIST_HEAD() in
misc_register() is mysterious.