Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Change in register_blkdev() behavior | From | "Srivatsa S. Bhat" <> | Date | Thu, 1 Feb 2018 16:25:08 -0800 |
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On 1/31/18 6:24 AM, Greg KH wrote: > On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 04:56:32PM -0800, Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Before commit 133d55cdb2f "block: order /proc/devices by major number", >> if register_blkdev() was called with major = [1..UINT_MAX], it used to >> succeed (provided the requested major number was actually free). > > How was LTP calling register_blkdev() with such crazy numbers? >
Haha :-) No idea!
> Anyway, I agree with Logan, this sounds like something to be resolved in > LTP, as allowing block devices with numbers greater than the number we > really allow seems like an odd requirement :) >
Agreed! And thanks for confirming!
Regards, Srivatsa
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