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SubjectRe: Larger dev_t and major/minor split
On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 01:42:41PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>
> a) We use a 32+32 bit split for dev_t. Major zero, minor < 65536
> would be reserved for compatibility with the old 16-bit dev_t; it
> still leaves the zero value the "no device" entry. We could still
> use major 0, minor >= 65536 as anonymous devices, or we could
> switch using major 255 which has been reserved for expansion for
> the past eight years.

Well, it seems that this is the most reasonable split, able to handle
everyone for a long time. I can live with it, if only to keep people
from Oracle quiet :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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