Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 1 Mar 2002 17:40:07 -0700 | From | "Jeff V. Merkey" <> | Subject | Re: Device Number assignment for NetWare Devices |
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On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 05:39:04PM -0700, Jeff V. Merkey wrote: > > > Peter, > > I need a major number for NetWare volumes. In the new NWFS model, > I am now mapping nwfs stripped and mirrored volumes beneath > the buffer cache as devices (the way it should have been to start > with) and I am using Linus' buffer cache for NWFS rather than > my own. > > To do this, I have been using the experimental ranges, but for > posting the code, I need an assigned one. Is there a major number > available I can use for block devices. > > Info provided: > > block device > > /dev/nwd0 > /dev/nwd1 > /dev/nwd.. etc.
I will use the same block address for M2FS clustered volumes that run over SCI.
:-)
Jeff
> > major device (Peter Assigns) minor numbers 0-255 > for a total of 256 local NetWare volumes. On native NetWare, > 256 is the limit per server for the number of local volumes > available. > > Thanks, > > Respectfully Submitted, > > :-) > > Jeff > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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