linux-kernel - Re: Add /dev/oldmem to devices.txt documenation.

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Date:	Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:38:13 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	device <device@...ana.org>
Subject: Re: Add /dev/oldmem to devices.txt documenation.

Dave Jones wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devices.txt b/Documentation/devices.txt
> index 8de132a..6c46730 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devices.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devices.txt
> @@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
>  		  9 = /dev/urandom	Faster, less secure random number gen.
>  		 10 = /dev/aio		Asynchronous I/O notification interface
>  		 11 = /dev/kmsg		Writes to this come out as printk's
> +		 12 = /dev/oldmem	Used by crashdump kernels to access
> +					the memory of the kernel that crashed.
>  
>    1 block	RAM disk
>  		  0 = /dev/ram0		First RAM disk

This should have been sent to device@...ana.org as well.

	-hpa
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