Re: [code] Unlimited partitions, a try

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Fri Oct 05 2007 - 18:12:17 EST


Jan Engelhardt wrote:
15 partitions (at least for sd_mod devices) are too few.

Now when we have 20-bit minors, can't we simply recycle some of the higher bits for additional partitions, across the board? 63 partitions seem to have been sufficient; at least I haven't heard anyone complain about that for 15 years.

-hpa
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