Re: [PATCH 2/3] Add platform_device_register_simple

Greg KH
2004-06-10T16:12:55Z

On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 01:43:51AM -0500, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
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> ChangeSet@1.1767, 2004-06-09 23:58:52-05:00, dtor_core@ameritech.net
> sysfs: add platform_device_register_simple() that creates a simple
> platform device that does not manage any resources. Modules
> using such platform devices can be unloaded without waiting
> for the device to me released (but any additional resources
> allocated by module should be freed beforehand).

I have the same objections to this that Russell does. Also, care to
show me a patch that uses this new interface, so that I can understand
what you are trying to accomplish here?

thanks,

greg k-h