[RFC][PATCH 1/3] Move parts of init_dev() into new functions

[Alan Cox]

On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:11:10 -0700
sukadev at us.ibm.com wrote:

> 
> init_dev() is doing too many things all in one function, making it
> harder to understand/extend. This and following two patches attempt
> to simplify/cleanup the interface a bit.
> 
> Only touch tested at this point. Appreciate any comments :-)

Seems to work - merged this first chunk plus the tty->driver changes so
can you check the ttydev tree/linux-next this evening and it should be
in. If it looks ok it needs a signed off by from yourself.

Alan