Hi James,
misc_register() can fail.

ret=misc_register(&lcd_dev);

if (ret < 0) {
	pr_info("misc_register failed in %s\n",__FUNCTION__);
	return -ENOMEM;
	}

re,
walter



>  	}
>  
> @@ -613,7 +615,7 @@
>  {
>  	unsigned long data;
>  
> -	printk("%s\n", LCD_DRIVER);
> +	pr_info("%s\n", LCD_DRIVER);
>  	misc_register(&lcd_dev);
>  
>  	/* Check region? Naaah! Just snarf it up. */
> @@ -623,7 +625,7 @@
>  	data = LCDReadData;
>  	if ((data & 0x000000FF) == (0x00)) {
>  		lcd_present = 0;
> -		printk("LCD Not Present\n");
> +		pr_info(LCD "LCD Not Present\n");
>  	} else {
>  		lcd_present = 1;
>  		WRITE_GAL(kGal_DevBank2PReg, kGal_DevBank2Cfg);