Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 14 May 2001 18:53:05 +0200 (MET DST) | From | Andries.Brouwer@cwi ... | Subject | Re: Minor numbers |
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>>> 20:12 is more common
>> Which is major, which is minor?
> 20bit major
That is not more common. Around us we see major:minor splits 8:24, 12:20, 14:18. If we want to use NFSv3 and communicate with all these systems we would do wise to use 32:32.
[Reminds me of a discussion that ended unfinished. Stage 1: "64 bits? Never in hell!" Answer 1: These 64 bits do not make the kernel slow. Indeed, the kernel uses a 32-bit pointer. Stage 2: "but I am on a holy crusade" Answer 2: These bits are not about bloat but about the width of the communication channel between user space and filesystem. Stage 3: <silence so far> Wonder whether Linus still objects. Let me cc him.]
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