+MODULE_PARM(pelican,"1i");
+MODULE_PARM(baudrate, "1-" __MODULE_STRING(MAX_TOT_CHIPS_STR)"i");
+MODULE_PARM(hw, "1-" __MODULE_STRING(MAX_HW_CARDS)"s");
+MODULE_PARM(irq, "1-" __MODULE_STRING(MAX_IRQ)"i");
+MODULE_PARM(io, "1-" __MODULE_STRING(MAX_HW_CARDS)"i");
+MODULE_PARM(clockfreq, "1-" __MODULE_STRING(MAX_HW_CARDS)"i");
+MODULE_PARM(stdmask, "1i");
+MODULE_PARM(extmask, "1i");
+MODULE_PARM(mo15mask, "1i");
+MODULE_PARM(processlocal, "1i");
+
+#else /* LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= 2,6,12 */
+module_param(major, int, 0);
+module_param_array(minor, int, &minor_specified, 0);
+module_param(extended, int, 0);
+module_param(pelican, int, 0);
+module_param_array(baudrate, int, &baudrate_specified, 0);
+module_param_array(hw, charp, &hw_specified, 0);
+module_param_array(irq, int, &irq_specified, 0);
+module_param_array(io, ulong, &io_specified, 0);
+module_param_array(clockfreq, long, &clockfreq_specified, 0);
+module_param(stdmask, int, 0);
+module_param(extmask, int, 0);
+module_param(mo15mask, int, 0);
+module_param(processlocal, int, 0);
+#endif /* LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= 2,6,12 */
+
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(major,"can be used to change default major [" __MODULE_STRING(CAN_MAJOR) "]");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(minor,"can be used to change default starting minor for each channel");