On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 05:34:16PM +0100, Paul Akkermans wrote: > Can you also tell me what "class_simple_device_add() " does then? To quote the documentation (why do I write it if no one even reads it...): /** * class_simple_device_add - adds a class device to sysfs for a character driver * @cs: pointer to the struct class_simple that this device should be registered to. * @dev: the dev_t for the device to be added. * @device: a pointer to a struct device that is assiociated with this class device. * @fmt: string for the class device's name * * This function can be used by simple char device classes that do not * implement their own class device registration. A struct class_device will * be created in sysfs, registered to the specified class. A "dev" file will * be created, showing the dev_t for the device. The pointer to the struct * class_device will be returned from the call. Any further sysfs files that * might be required can be created using this pointer. * Note: the struct class_simple passed to this function must have previously been * created with a call to class_simple_create(). */ Use this if you want to add sysfs (and hence, udev) support to your driver in a very easy manner. Also see class_simple_create() for some more documenataion. thanks, greg k-h -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
