Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: More on bigger kdev_t | Date | Sun, 10 Oct 1999 00:04:59 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> > isn't (and has the same type checking benefits) > > User space is already carrying around 64-bit dev_t. Let's make the > kernelside type match: 32 bit minor and major both.
The kernel makes quite heavy use of kdev_t. That means carrying around expensive to handle multi-register objects is right out
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