Messages in this thread | | | From | Paul Gortmaker <> | Subject | Re: Current Status | Date | Mon, 25 Mar 1996 19:43:50 +1100 (EST) |
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Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk) Wed, 20 Mar 96 22:43 GMT:
> This is my current "intray" list of pending things. I think we are still > quite a way from 1.4/2.0 yet. This should also provide some things for > people to do if they want to join in.
To add to Alan's list (one of his own that slipped through the cracks) is that the stuff like mouse_register() and friends (in mouse.c) should be changed to misc_chrdev_register() or whatever. That way drivers can snarf up a minor from major ten instead of wasting a major. (They still can now, but it looks stupid calling mouse_register() when your driver has *nothing* to do with mice.) If you don't follow me, then have a quick scan of softdog.c and you will see what it is all about. According to "devices.txt" there are already six non-mice entries on major 10, and only six mice devices on major 10 (not counting the amiga ones). Hrmmmm...
Paul.
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