tree b0371e81e678b391555ce2bfb118a0a3e5530bc8
parent 49f29915856435ad8e34a4a3a907b09682a5826e
author V. ANANDA KRISHNAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thu, 28 Jul 2005 01:43:48 -0700
committer Linus Torvalds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thu, 28 Jul 2005 06:25:52 -0700

[PATCH] jsm: use dynamic major number allocation

The jsm driver uses a static number of 253.  The major number 253 is a
reserved for "LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE" by both char and block devices.  So
take advantage of the dynamic allocation of major number by the kernel.

Signed-off-by: V. Ananda Krishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

 drivers/serial/jsm/jsm_driver.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/serial/jsm/jsm_driver.c b/drivers/serial/jsm/jsm_driver.c
--- a/drivers/serial/jsm/jsm_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/jsm/jsm_driver.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct uart_driver jsm_uart_driver = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .driver_name    = JSM_DRIVER_NAME,
        .dev_name       = "ttyn",
-       .major          = 253,
+       .major          = 0,
        .minor          = JSM_MINOR_START,
        .nr             = NR_PORTS,
 };
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