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authorJavier Martinez Canillas <martinez.javier@gmail.com>2010-11-27 07:49:17 +0100
committerJavier Martinez Canillas <martinez.javier@gmail.com>2010-11-27 07:49:17 +0100
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Linux Device Drivers 3 examples
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+#!/bin/sh
+module="scullp"
+device="scullp"
+mode="664"
+
+# Group: since distributions do it differently, look for wheel or use staff
+if grep '^staff:' /etc/group > /dev/null; then
+ group="staff"
+else
+ group="wheel"
+fi
+
+# remove stale nodes
+rm -f /dev/${device}?
+
+# invoke insmod with all arguments we got
+# and use a pathname, as newer modutils don't look in . by default
+/sbin/insmod -f ./$module.ko $* || exit 1
+
+major=`cat /proc/devices | awk "\\$2==\"$module\" {print \\$1}"`
+
+mknod /dev/${device}0 c $major 0
+mknod /dev/${device}1 c $major 1
+mknod /dev/${device}2 c $major 2
+mknod /dev/${device}3 c $major 3
+ln -sf ${device}0 /dev/${device}
+
+# give appropriate group/permissions
+chgrp $group /dev/${device}[0-3]
+chmod $mode /dev/${device}[0-3]