changelog

linux-2.6.15.6

- Added support for /dev/netlink
  Thanks to Dennis Hou <[e-mail]>

- Return EISDIR rather than EINVAL for read(2) on directories

- Ported to kernel 2.3.10
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Changes for patch v115

- Added support for all remaining character devices
  Thanks to Dennis Hou <[e-mail]>

- Cleaned up netlink support
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Changes for patch v116

- Added support for /dev/parport%d
  Thanks to Tim Waugh <[e-mail]>

- Fixed parallel port ATAPI tape driver

- Fixed Atari SLM laser printer driver
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Changes for patch v117

- Added support for COSA card
  Thanks to Dennis Hou <[e-mail]>

- Fixed drivers/char/ppdev.c: missing #include <linux/init.h>

- Fixed drivers/char/ftape/zftape/zftape-init.c
  Thanks to Vladimir Popov <[e-mail]>
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Changes for patch v118

- Ported to kernel 2.3.15-pre3

- Fixed bug in loop driver

- Unregister /dev/lp%d entries in drivers/char/lp.c
  Thanks to Maciej W. Rozycki <[e-mail]>
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Changes for patch v119

- Ported to kernel 2.3.16
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Changes for patch v120

- Fixed bug in drivers/scsi/scsi.c

- Added /dev/ppp
  Thanks to Dennis Hou <[e-mail]>

- Ported to kernel 2.3.17
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Changes for patch v121

- Fixed bug in drivers/block/loop.c

- Ported to kernel 2.3.18
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Changes for patch v122

- Ported to kernel 2.3.19
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Changes for patch v123

- Ported to kernel 2.3.20
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Changes for patch v124

- Ported to kernel 2.3.21
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Changes for patch v125

- Created <devfs_get_info>, <devfs_set_info>,
  <devfs_get_first_child> and <devfs_get_next_sibling>
  Added <<dir>> parameter to <devfs_register>, <devfs_mk_compat>,
  <devfs_mk_dir> and <devfs_find_handle>
  Work sponsored by SGI

- Fixed apparent bug in COSA driver

- Re-instated "scsihosts=" boot option
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Changes for patch v126

- Always create /dev/pts if CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y

- Fixed call to <devfs_mk_dir> in drivers/block/ide-disk.c
  Thanks to Dennis Hou <[e-mail]>

- Allow multiple unregistrations

- Created /dev/scsi hierarchy
  Work sponsored by SGI
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Changes for patch v127

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- No longer disable devpts if devfs enabled (caveat emptor)

- Added flags array to struct gendisk and removed code from
  drivers/scsi/sd.c

- Created /dev/discs hierarchy
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Changes for patch v128

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- Created /dev/cdroms hierarchy
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Changes for patch v129

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- Removed compatibility entries for sound devices

- Removed compatibility entries for printer devices

- Removed compatibility entries for video4linux devices

- Removed compatibility entries for parallel port devices

- Removed compatibility entries for frame buffer devices
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Changes for patch v130

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- Added major and minor number to devfsd protocol

- Incremented devfsd protocol revision to 5

- Removed compatibility entries for SoundBlaster CD-ROMs

- Removed compatibility entries for netlink devices

- Removed compatibility entries for SCSI generic devices

- Removed compatibility entries for SCSI tape devices
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Changes for patch v131

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- Support info pointer for all devfs entry types

- Added <<info>> parameter to <devfs_mk_dir> and <devfs_mk_symlink>

- Removed /dev/st hierarchy

- Removed /dev/sg hierarchy

- Removed compatibility entries for loop devices

- Removed compatibility entries for IDE tape devices

- Removed compatibility entries for SCSI CD-ROMs

- Removed /dev/sr hierarchy
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Changes for patch v132

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- Removed compatibility entries for floppy devices

- Removed compatibility entries for RAMDISCs

- Removed compatibility entries for meta-devices

- Removed compatibility entries for SCSI discs

- Created <devfs_make_root>

- Removed /dev/sd hierarchy

- Support "../" when searching devfs namespace

- Created /dev/ide/host* hierarchy

- Supported IDE hard discs in /dev/ide/host* hierarchy

- Removed compatibility entries for IDE discs

- Removed /dev/ide/hd hierarchy

- Supported IDE CD-ROMs in /dev/ide/host* hierarchy

- Removed compatibility entries for IDE CD-ROMs

- Removed /dev/ide/cd hierarchy
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Changes for patch v133

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- Created <devfs_get_unregister_slave>

- Fixed bug in fs/partitions/check.c when rescanning
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Changes for patch v134

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- Removed /dev/sd, /dev/sr, /dev/st and /dev/sg directories

- Removed /dev/ide/hd directory

- Exported <devfs_get_parent>

- Created <devfs_register_tape> and /dev/tapes hierarchy

- Removed /dev/ide/mt hierarchy

- Removed /dev/ide/fd hierarchy

- Ported to kernel 2.3.25
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Changes for patch v135

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- Removed compatibility entries for virtual console capture devices

- Removed unused <devfs_set_symlink_destination>

- Removed compatibility entries for serial devices

- Removed compatibility entries for console devices

- Do not hide entries from devfsd or children

- Removed DEVFS_FL_TTY_COMPAT flag

- Removed "nottycompat" boot option

- Removed <devfs_mk_compat>
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Changes for patch v136

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- Moved BSD pty devices to /dev/pty

- Added DEVFS_FL_WAIT flag
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Changes for patch v137

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- Really fixed bug in fs/partitions/check.c when rescanning

- Support new "disc" naming scheme in <get_removable_partition>

- Allow NULL fops in <devfs_register>

- Removed redundant name functions in SCSI disc and IDE drivers
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Changes for patch v138

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- Fixed old bugs in drivers/block/paride/pt.c, drivers/char/tpqic02.c,
  drivers/net/wan/cosa.c and drivers/scsi/scsi.c
  Thanks to Sergey Kubushin <[e-mail]>

- Fall back to major table if NULL fops given to <devfs_register>
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Changes for patch v139

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- Corrected and moved <get_blkfops> and <get_chrfops> declarations
  from arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c to include/linux/fs.h

- Removed name function from struct gendisk

- Updated devfs FAQ
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Changes for patch v140

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.27
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Changes for patch v141

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- Bug fix in arch/m68k/atari/joystick.c

- Moved ISDN and capi devices to /dev/isdn
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Changes for patch v142

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- Bug fix in drivers/block/ide-probe.c (patch confusion)
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Changes for patch v143

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- Bug fix in drivers/block/blkpg.c:partition_name()
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Changes for patch v144

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.29

- Removed calls to <devfs_register> from cdu31a, cm206, mcd and mcdx
  CD-ROM drivers: generic driver handles this now

- Moved joystick devices to /dev/joysticks
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Changes for patch v145

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.30-pre3

- Register whole-disc entry even for invalid partition tables

- Fixed bug in mounting root FS when initrd enabled

- Fixed device entry leak with IDE CD-ROMs

- Fixed compile problem with drivers/isdn/isdn_common.c

- Moved COSA devices to /dev/cosa

- Support fifos when unregistering

- Created <devfs_register_series> and used in many drivers

- Moved Coda devices to /dev/coda

- Moved parallel port IDE tapes to /dev/pt

- Moved parallel port IDE generic devices to /dev/pg
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Changes for patch v146

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- Removed obsolete DEVFS_FL_COMPAT and DEVFS_FL_TOLERANT flags

- Fixed compile problem with fs/coda/psdev.c

- Reinstate change to <devfs_register_blkdev> in
  drivers/block/ide-probe.c now that fs/isofs/inode.c is fixed

- Switched to <devfs_register_blkdev> in drivers/block/floppy.c,
  drivers/scsi/sr.c and drivers/block/md.c

- Moved DAC960 devices to /dev/dac960
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Changes for patch v147

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.32-pre4
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Changes for patch v148

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- Removed kmod support: use devfsd instead

- Moved miscellaneous character devices to /dev/misc
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Changes for patch v149

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- Ensure include/linux/joystick.h is OK for user-space

- Improved debugging in <get_vfs_inode>

- Ensure dentries created by devfsd will be cleaned up
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Changes for patch v150

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.34
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Changes for patch v151

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.35-pre1

- Created <devfs_get_name>
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Changes for patch v152

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- Updated sample modules.conf

- Ported to kernel 2.3.36-pre1
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Changes for patch v153

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.42

- Removed <devfs_fill_file>
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Changes for patch v154

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- Took account of device number changes for /dev/fb*
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Changes for patch v155

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.43-pre8

- Moved /dev/tty0 to /dev/vc/0

- Moved sequence number formatting from <_tty_make_name> to drivers
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Changes for patch v156

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- Fixed breakage in drivers/scsi/sd.c due to recent SCSI changes
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Changes for patch v157

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.45
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Changes for patch v158

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.46-pre2
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Changes for patch v159

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- Fixed drivers/block/md.c
  Thanks to Mike Galbraith <[e-mail]>

- Documentation fixes

- Moved device registration from <lp_init> to <lp_register>
  Thanks to Tim Waugh <[e-mail]>
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Changes for patch v160

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- Fixed drivers/char/joystick/joystick.c
  Thanks to Vojtech Pavlik <[e-mail]>

- Documentation updates

- Fixed arch/i386/kernel/mtrr.c if procfs and devfs not enabled

- Fixed drivers/char/stallion.c
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Changes for patch v161

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- Remove /dev/ide when ide-mod is unloaded

- Fixed bug in drivers/block/ide-probe.c when secondary but no primary

- Added DEVFS_FL_NO_PERSISTENCE flag

- Used new DEVFS_FL_NO_PERSISTENCE flag for Unix98 pty slaves

- Removed unnecessary call to <update_devfs_inode_from_entry> in
  <devfs_readdir>

- Only set auto-ownership for /dev/pty/s*
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Changes for patch v162