RE: [RFC 5/5] i3c: add i3cdev module to expose i3c dev in /dev

From: Vitor Soares
Date: Thu Dec 12 2019 - 09:57:06 EST


Hi Greg,

From: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 14:44:59

> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 04:37:33PM +0100, Vitor Soares wrote:
> > +static int __init i3cdev_init(void)
> > +{
> > + int res;
> > +
> > + pr_info("i3c /dev entries driver\n");
>
> Please remove debugging information, kernel code should be quiet unless
> something goes wrong.

I will remove it.

>
> > + /* Dynamically request unused major number */
> > + res = alloc_chrdev_region(&i3cdev_number, 0, N_I3C_MINORS, "i3c");
>
> Do you really need a whole major, or will a few minors work?
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h

I'm reserving one per device. What do you suggest?

Best regards,
Vitor Soares