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Re: cpuid/msr don't create /dev/cpu/0/stuff

To: Richard Gooch <rgooch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: cpuid/msr don't create /dev/cpu/0/stuff
From: Duncan Sands <sands@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 17:30:57 +0100
Cc: devfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <200102281613.f1SGD0P01080@vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca>; from rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca on Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 09:13:00AM -0700
References: <20010228164816.A551@Baldrick> <200102281613.f1SGD0P01080@vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca>
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> > Hi, I'm using the 2.4.0 kernel with devfs.  I compiled in
> > cpuid and msr.  I expected /dev/cpu/0/cpuid and 
> > /dev/cpu/0/msr to be created automagically, but they are 
> > not.  (This causes the powertweak daemon to spew out many 
> > error messages at boot time because it tries to read from 
> > /dev/cpu/0/cpuid, which is what got me looking into this).
> > I don't know if this is a problem with cpuid/msr, devfs or
> > my expectations.  Any ideas?
> 
> Check the sources for these drivers. I bet they don't make calls to
> devfs_register(). Add them and send a patch to HPA.

You are right.  I will do it.

Thanks,

Duncan.

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