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Message-ID: <48BEB759.4050503@zytor.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:12:09 -0700
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
CC: device@...ana.org,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: regarding major number of block extended devt
Tejun Heo wrote:
>>>
>> It would seem better to simply use the high minors on the
>> already-existing ide and scsi majors?
>
> I thought it would be better to break from those majors to make it clear
> that the traditional minor allocation scheme isn't followed anymore.
> Programs which expect certain majors are likely to need update for how
> it deals with minors, so....
>
But just allocating a big bucket of device numbers and throw it all into
a pot semirandomly is likely to cause more damage, not less.
-hpa
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