>> But you are still limited to 8 bits for the major number. devices.txt
>> tells me that half the available numbers are "in use" (either
>> officially allocated or reserved for local/experimental use). How long
>> before we hit the 8 bit limit?
> That's a point worth considering, but take a look at the number of major
> device numbers used for tty's alone; Suppose we collapsed all the major
> numbers for different tty open blocking policies into one major number,
> and expressed all these policies in part of a 24 bit minor number? Are
> there any other devices with more than their fair share of major
> numbers?
The IDE device drivers? Memory says there's four different major numbers
allocated to them...
Best wishes from Riley.
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