[ALSA] dynamic minors (4/6): dynamic minor number allocation
Modules: ALSA Core,ALSA Minor Numbers
Add an option to allocate device file minor numbers dynamically.
Signed-off-by: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>
diff --git a/sound/core/Kconfig b/sound/core/Kconfig
index b46efff..83cbe20 100644
--- a/sound/core/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/core/Kconfig
@@ -111,6 +111,17 @@
If in doubt, say Y.
+config SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS
+ bool "Dynamic device file minor numbers (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+ depends on SND && EXPERIMENTAL
+ help
+ If you say Y here, the minor numbers of ALSA device files in
+ /dev/snd/ are allocated dynamically. This allows you to have
+ more than 8 sound cards, but requires a dynamic device file
+ system like udev.
+
+ If you are unsure about this, say N here.
+
config SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK
bool "Verbose printk"
depends on SND