[2.5] i_rdev structure (why has it changed?)

I've noticed when compiling 2.5.2 that certain modules (such as via82cxxx_audio) do not want to compile. After a few hours of digging, I noticed that it seems as if the method for dealing with i_rdev has changed. I eventually got my code to compile (and, as a matter of fact, ALSA and NVIDIA's driver) by amending all instances of i_rdev to i_rdev.value, but I'll be the first to admit that's my first "kernel patch" (is it worthy of such a name?) and though the modifications seem to produce a flawlessly working kernel I'm still tinkering with cogs in a giant machine.

That said, if my modification is not an example of human stupidity in action, I'd like to notify those reading that if you have any similar places that must be cleaned, I've crafted a simple perl script to patch sources accordingly.

http://tucb.com/chase/fix-i_rdev.html

Commentary is appreciated. But more importantly - why did this change?

(Please CC all replies to this message to [email protected] as I am not yet a member of this mailing list [hides in corner])

Thanks,
Chase Venters

Please try again with 2.5.6-pre2. Unless you can say "it still happens with the latest 2.5 release (or better: prerelease)" people here will not pay too much attention to it. For example: ALSA made it into the mainstream 2.5 kernel in 2.5.5-pre1. This means that any problem related to ALSA in kernels before 2.5.5-pre1 will be ignored here, unless the problems are still there.

Developping the linux kernel sure is life in the fast lane...

Jos