[PATCH] cdev: When creating a new cdev, initialize device_node

Sascha Hauer s.hauer at pengutronix.de
Mon Dec 14 02:25:58 PST 2015


On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 12:23:11AM +0000, Trent Piepho wrote:
> If a new cdev doesn't have a device_node defined when passed to
> devfs_create(), set it to the device_node of the parent device, if one
> exists.
> 
> For non-partitions, like ocotp or eeprom devices, this is the correct
> thing to do.  Partitions need to use, and do use, a different node.
> 
> The code from commit 274e0b8dc48956babeaa2faf70bf8066e656b621 to set
> device_node in ocotp can be removed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Trent Piepho <tpiepho at kymetacorp.com>
> ---
> Tested this to work for loading the env from an at24 eeprom.  Should work
> for any other non-partitioned device too.

Applied, thanks

Sascha


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