[PATCH] devfs: Remove devfs_mk_cdev() function from the kernel tree

[powerpc.git] / drivers / char / misc.c

diff --git a/drivers/char/misc.c b/drivers/char/misc.c
index 96eb2a7..71e5137 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/char/misc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/misc.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ int misc_register(struct miscdevice * misc)
 {
        struct miscdevice *c;
        dev_t dev;
-       int err;
+       int err = 0;
 
        down(&misc_sem);
        list_for_each_entry(c, &misc_list, list) {
@@ -241,13 +241,6 @@ int misc_register(struct miscdevice * misc)
                goto out;
        }
 
-       err = devfs_mk_cdev(dev, S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR|S_IRGRP, 
-                           misc->devfs_name);
-       if (err) {
-               class_device_destroy(misc_class, dev);
-               goto out;
-       }
-
        /*
         * Add it to the front, so that later devices can "override"
         * earlier defaults