[PATCH] jsm: use dynamic major number allocation

The jsm driver uses a static number of 253.  The major number 253 is a
reserved for "LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE" by both char and block devices.  So
take advantage of the dynamic allocation of major number by the kernel.

Signed-off-by: V. Ananda Krishnan <mansarov@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

diff --git a/drivers/serial/jsm/jsm_driver.c b/drivers/serial/jsm/jsm_driver.c
index cc5d21300ed31f080d4771db11fa52ac9b2decc7..963ebaa37fb11e5cdf9033c16207618ca3e271b1 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/serial/jsm/jsm_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/jsm/jsm_driver.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct uart_driver jsm_uart_driver = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .driver_name    = JSM_DRIVER_NAME,
        .dev_name       = "ttyn",
-       .major          = 253,
+       .major          = 0,
        .minor          = JSM_MINOR_START,
        .nr             = NR_PORTS,
 };