On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 11:32:47AM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
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> >     }
> > -   rc = cdev_add(&file_cdev, MKDEV(MAJOR(majordev), 0), 1);
> > +   rc = cdev_add(&file_cdev, MKDEV(major, 0), 1);
> 
> This should just be:
> 
>       rc = cdev_add(&file_cdev, majordev, 1);
> 
> So here is my suggestion:
> 
> [patch 1] delete dead code I mentioned in my previous email.
>       This deletes "registered" and the (MAJOR(majordev) >= 0) check.

that was initially my first patch.

> 
> [patch 2] pass majordev to visorchipset_file_cleanup()
>       This lets you delete the "majordev" global.
> 
> [patch 3] small cleanup in visorchipset_file_init()
> 
> -     rc = cdev_add(&file_cdev, MKDEV(MAJOR(majordev), 0), 1);
> +     rc = cdev_add(&file_cdev, majordev, 1);

and i can also include the removal of that global variable in this
3rd patch.
thanks.. after Greg's review i was thinking i understood the code wrong.
but then will this be a v2 or a whole new series?

regards
sudip

> 
> There are several other ways you could break it up but do something like
> that.
> 
> regards,
> dan carpenter
> 
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