*/
static struct mtd_info * __init open_mtd_by_chdev(const char *mtd_dev)
{
- int err, major, minor, mode;
- struct path path;
+ struct kstat stat;
+ int err, minor;
/* Probably this is an MTD character device node path */
- err = kern_path(mtd_dev, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
+ err = vfs_stat(mtd_dev, &stat);
if (err)
return ERR_PTR(err);
/* MTD device number is defined by the major / minor numbers */
- major = imajor(d_backing_inode(path.dentry));
- minor = iminor(d_backing_inode(path.dentry));
- mode = d_backing_inode(path.dentry)->i_mode;
- path_put(&path);
- if (major != MTD_CHAR_MAJOR || !S_ISCHR(mode))
+ if (MAJOR(stat.rdev) != MTD_CHAR_MAJOR || !S_ISCHR(stat.mode))
return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+ minor = MINOR(stat.rdev);
if (minor & 1)
/*
* Just do not think the "/dev/mtdrX" devices support is need,