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SubjectRe: adding scsi devices
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> The real problem is that there isn't enough space in the 8-bit minor
> device number space to address the controller, bus, ID, and LUN bits.
> When we move to using a 32-bit minor device number, it will make a
> scheme like this much easier to do under Linux.

Anyone have any opinions when we should stop talking about >256fds, and
32bit device numbers and bite the bullet and add them ?

Alan


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