[PATCH 12/79] device create: hwmon: convert device_create to device_create_drvdata

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:25:51 EST


device_create() is race-prone, so use the race-free
device_create_drvdata() instead as device_create() is going away.

Cc: Mark M. Hoffman <mhoffman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c | 3 ++-
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c
index 3db2845..7321a88 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ again:
return ERR_PTR(err);

id = id & MAX_ID_MASK;
- hwdev = device_create(hwmon_class, dev, MKDEV(0,0), HWMON_ID_FORMAT, id);
+ hwdev = device_create_drvdata(hwmon_class, dev, MKDEV(0, 0), NULL,
+ HWMON_ID_FORMAT, id);

if (IS_ERR(hwdev)) {
spin_lock(&idr_lock);
--
1.5.6.3

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