Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: 2.4 To Pending Device Number Registrants | Date | Tue, 15 May 2001 09:54:33 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> So I would think that this block of new major number allocations holds for > 2.5 and not 2.4. Also, if I'm correct, 2.4 won't be needing a lot of new > major numbers anyhow.
I wouldnt bet on that. Going to a 32bit dev_t internally without user space noticing would keep it seems to be quite doable if we have to. Right now doesnt worry me, in 2 years time when 2.6 is approaching release the picture might have changed a fair bit
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