Re: Larger dev_t

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Tue Mar 27 2001 - 17:16:53 EST


> high-end-disks. Rather the reverse. I'm advocating the SCSI layer not
> hogging a major number, but letting low-level drivers get at _their_
> requests directly.

A major for 'disk' generically makes total sense. Classing raid controllers
as 'scsi' isnt neccessarily accurate. A major for 'serial ports' would also
solve a lot of misery

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