In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Julian Elischer writes:
>
>The vmware vmmon driver used to use si_drv1 but suddenly it appears to
>have already been used (at least it is no-longer non-zero).
>It would fail to open because it checks it before using it during open.
>Changing the driver to use si_drv2 fixes the problem.
>
>Since drv1 is defined as 'for the use of the driver'
>I am not sure that it is wrong for the driver to use it.
>In fact many other drivers do use it without testing it.
>
>I see it's used in freedev() and make_dev_alias().
>Is it safe for the driver to use it even if it is non-zero?
I think you need to give me a bit more details before I an answer
meaningfully...
Are you sure that the value is not from previous use by vmmon ?
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