linux-kernel - Re: [osd-dev] [PATCH 01/18] major.h: char-major number for OSD device driver

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Message-ID: <492D8863.1000104@panasas.com>
Date:	Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:33:23 +0200
From:	Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@...asas.com>
To:	open-osd development <osd-dev@...n-osd.org>
CC:	Torben Mathiasen <device@...ana.org>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Mike Christie <michaelc@...wisc.edu>,
	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>,
	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>, Sami.Iren@...gate.com,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [osd-dev] [PATCH 01/18] major.h: char-major number for OSD device
 driver

Boaz Harrosh wrote:
> We need a major for a char device for our OSD device driver.
> Attached is a proposed patch for the Documentation/devices.txt
> and include/linux/major.h files.
> 
> I have allocated the *260* char device as it looked like the next
> available on the lanana.org web-site
> (http://lanana.org/docs/device-list/devices-2.6+.txt)
> 
> Any number will do. Please allocate a number for us
> 
> (See http:/open-osd.org for further information)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@...asas.com>
> CC: Torben Mathiasen <device@...ana.org>

Hi Torben Mathiasen

The maintainers file as well as the lanana.org website only states
this <device@...ana.org> email address. I hope it is the right one.

Please you have not confirmed or revoked my ability to use 260 
as a Major for a new char-device. Please review

What git tree should this go through?

Thanks 
Boaz

> ---
>  Documentation/devices.txt |    6 ++++++
>  include/linux/major.h     |    1 +
>  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devices.txt b/Documentation/devices.txt
> index 05c8064..d18070b 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devices.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devices.txt
> @@ -3142,6 +3142,12 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
>  		  1 = /dev/blockrom1	Second ROM card's translation layer interface
>  		  ...
>  
> +260 char	OSD (Object-based-device) SCSI Device
> +		  0 = /dev/osd0		First OSD Device
> +		  1 = /dev/osd1		Second OSD Device
> +		  ...
> +		  255 = /dev/osd255	256th OSD Device
> +
>   ****	ADDITIONAL /dev DIRECTORY ENTRIES
>  
>  This section details additional entries that should or may exist in
> diff --git a/include/linux/major.h b/include/linux/major.h
> index 8824945..058ec15 100644
> --- a/include/linux/major.h
> +++ b/include/linux/major.h
> @@ -171,5 +171,6 @@
>  #define VIOTAPE_MAJOR		230
>  
>  #define BLOCK_EXT_MAJOR		259
> +#define SCSI_OSD_MAJOR		260	/* open-osd's OSD scsi device */
>  
>  #endif

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