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VT binding: Do not create a device file for class device 'fbcon'

PATCH In review Antonino A. Daplas 1 participant 1 message Jun 18, 2006

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PATCH 4/9 VT binding: Do not create a device file for class device 'fbcon'

The class device "fbcon" does not need to be a device file. Do not create one by passing a major and minor number of zero to class_device_create()/destroy().

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 drivers/video/console/fbcon.c |    6 ++----
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
drivers/video/console/fbcon.c +2 -4
index 839f414..6e813a1 100644
@@ -3244,9 +3244,7 @@ static int __init fb_console_init(void)
 	acquire_console_sem();
 	fb_register_client(&fbcon_event_notifier);
 	fbcon_class_device =
-	    class_device_create(fb_class, NULL,
-				MKDEV(FB_MAJOR, FB_MAX), NULL,
-				"fbcon");
+	    class_device_create(fb_class, NULL, MKDEV(0, 0), NULL, "fbcon");
 
 	if (IS_ERR(fbcon_class_device)) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "Unable to create class_device "
@@ -3282,7 +3280,7 @@ static void __exit fb_console_exit(void)
 	acquire_console_sem();
 	fb_unregister_client(&fbcon_event_notifier);
 	fbcon_deinit_class_device();
-	class_device_destroy(fb_class, MKDEV(FB_MAJOR, FB_MAX));
+	class_device_destroy(fb_class, MKDEV(0, 0));
 	fbcon_exit();
 	release_console_sem();
 	unregister_con_driver(&fb_con);