Merge branch 'topic/soundcore-preclaim' into for-linus

* topic/soundcore-preclaim:
  sound: make OSS device number claiming optional and schedule its removal
  sound: request char-major-* module aliases for missing OSS devices
  chrdev: implement __[un]register_chrdev()

1 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sound/Kconfig b/sound/Kconfig
index 1eceb85287c..439e15c8faa 100644
--- a/sound/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/Kconfig
@@ -32,6 +32,34 @@ config SOUND_OSS_CORE
 	bool
 	default n
 
+config SOUND_OSS_CORE_PRECLAIM
+	bool "Preclaim OSS device numbers"
+	depends on SOUND_OSS_CORE
+	default y
+	help
+	  With this option enabled, the kernel will claim all OSS device
+	  numbers if any OSS support (native or emulation) is enabled
+	  whether the respective module is loaded or not and try to load the
+	  appropriate module using sound-slot/service-* and char-major-*
+	  module aliases when one of the device numbers is opened.  With
+	  this option disabled, kernel will only claim actually in-use
+	  device numbers and opening a missing device will generate only the
+	  standard char-major-* aliases.
+
+	  The only visible difference is use of additional module aliases
+	  and whether OSS sound devices appear multiple times in
+	  /proc/devices.  sound-slot/service-* module aliases are scheduled
+	  to be removed (ie. PRECLAIM won't be available) and this option is
+	  to make the transition easier.  This option can be overridden
+	  during boot using the kernel parameter soundcore.preclaim_oss.
+
+	  Disabling this allows alternative OSS implementations.
+
+	  Please read Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt for
+	  details.
+
+	  If unusre, say Y.
+
 source "sound/oss/dmasound/Kconfig"
 
 if !M68K