Whats the reason for using -1 as minor number? No idea if that works well, it probably does. Maybe add a comment if -1 is supposed to work.
--- ../linux-2.6.11-rc2/drivers/char/sonypi.c 2005-01-22 02:48:34.000000000 +0100 +++ ./drivers/char/sonypi.c 2005-01-27 14:40:47.873882682 +0100 @@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ }; struct miscdevice sonypi_misc_device = { - .minor = -1, + .minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR, .name = "sonypi", .fops = &sonypi_misc_fops, }; - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/