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Hi Alan.
>> Please let's make it output decimal numbers, too, like everything
>> else that uses device numbers. Too many people have been confused
>> about this like there is no tomorrow.
> That would be incredibly incredibly mindbogglingly dumb
> We would then have two sets of kernels where an error on 13:00
> means two totally different devices. Much saner would be to put 0x
> in front of the output.
Better still, change the formatting such that decimal numbers are
separated by commas like they are in long directory listings. The
enclosed patch should help...
Best wishes from Riley.
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