no, bt it is recommonded to use alloc_chrdev-region to avoid any overlapping. are you sure that there is no overlapping of device numbers ?
-Vamsi
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From: Ivan Korzakow [mailto:ivan.korzakow@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Mon 4/3/2006 3:17 PM
To: Vamsi Krishna (WT01 - Wireless Networks and Devices)
Cc: kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Device driver registration problem
2006/4/3, krishna.vamsi@xxxxxxxxx <krishna.vamsi@xxxxxxxxx>:
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> try using alloc_chrdev_region,,
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But if I already know the major number I want to use, does it change
anything that I use register_chrdev_region ?
Ivan
