From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 17:28:58 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 17:28:58 -0500 Received: from hera.cwi.nl ([192.16.191.8]:34756 "EHLO hera.cwi.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 17:28:57 -0500 From: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 23:40:04 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: To: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl, zippel@linux-m68k.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] revert register_chrdev_region change Cc: akpm@digeo.com, hch@infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > I still don't know what we need ranges or even subranges for. > > What problem are you trying to solve? > > I mentioned the structure of Al's block device code to you. > Haven't you read blk_register_region()? I did, have you seen add_disk()? ... So which problem requires a complex (sub)ranges solution? Roman, please. There is no need to invent discussions. Al wrote certain code. It is not my code. I mentioned that this code has certain properties. If you want to know why Al wrote the code he wrote, ask him. Andries