Re: [PATCH] vhost/vsock: use static minor number

From: Arnd Bergmann
Date: Wed May 10 2017 - 04:01:43 EST


On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 9:28 PM, Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Note that the "reserved for local use" range in
> Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt is incorrect. The userio driver
> already occupies part of that range. I've updated the documentation
> accordingly.
...
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
> index c9cea2e..5fe3480 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
> @@ -369,8 +369,9 @@
> 237 = /dev/loop-control Loopback control device
> 238 = /dev/vhost-net Host kernel accelerator for virtio net
> 239 = /dev/uhid User-space I/O driver support for HID subsystem
> + 241 = /dev/vhost-vsock Host kernel driver for virtio vsock

It seems like you intended to add the 240 documentation here as well but
then sent the patch without it.

Arnd