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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] Add platform_device_register_simple
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:04:44 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040610160444.GB31787@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200406100143.53381.dtor_core@ameritech.net>

On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 01:43:51AM -0500, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> 
> ===================================================================
> 
> 
> 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

  parent reply	other threads:[~2004-06-10 16:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-06-09  7:21 [PATCH 0/3] Couple of sysfs patches Dmitry Torokhov
2004-06-09  7:22 ` [PATCH 1/3] whitespace fixes in drivers/base Dmitry Torokhov
2004-06-09  7:24   ` [PATCH 2/3] Suppress platform device suffixes Dmitry Torokhov
2004-06-09  7:25     ` [PATCH 3/3] Add platform_device_simple_release Dmitry Torokhov
2004-06-09 22:13 ` [PATCH 0/3] Couple of sysfs patches Greg KH
     [not found]   ` <200406091732.28684.dtor_core@ameritech.net>
2004-06-09 22:45     ` Greg KH
     [not found]       ` <200406091754.23303.dtor_core@ameritech.net>
2004-06-09 23:19         ` Greg KH
2004-06-10  6:40           ` Dmitry Torokhov
2004-06-10  6:42             ` [PATCH 1/3] Suppress platform device suffixes - take 2 Dmitry Torokhov
2004-06-10  6:43               ` [PATCH 2/3] Add platform_device_register_simple Dmitry Torokhov
2004-06-10  6:44                 ` [PATCH 3/3] Whitespace fixes Dmitry Torokhov
2004-06-10  6:46                   ` [PATCH 4/3] Allow registering device without taking bus lock Dmitry Torokhov
2004-06-10 10:14                     ` Russell King
2004-06-10 16:02                     ` Greg KH
2004-06-10 16:26                   ` [PATCH 3/3] Whitespace fixes Greg KH
2004-06-10 10:16                 ` [PATCH 2/3] Add platform_device_register_simple Russell King
     [not found]                   ` <200406100755.59943.dtor_core@ameritech.net>
2004-06-10 13:56                     ` Russell King
2004-06-10 16:04                 ` Greg KH [this message]
2004-06-10 16:19               ` [PATCH 1/3] Suppress platform device suffixes - take 2 Greg KH

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