On Sat, 2005-08-06 at 12:21 -0700, Randy.Dunlap wrote: > On Sat, 06 Aug 2005 09:26:15 -0400 James C. Georgas wrote: > > > If I allocate a struct cdev using cdev_alloc(), what function do I call > > to free it when I'm done with it? > > Should be cdev_put(), which calls kobject_put(), which implements > ref counting (using krefs), so that when the last reference is > going away, the object will be removed. > > --- > ~Randy
cdev_put() is not an exported symbol in the fs/char_dev.c file. Should it be? -- James C. Georgas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - 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/
