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Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:19:35 +0000 From: Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com> Cc: Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@...oscopio.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, device@...ana.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, rubini@...dd.com, gregkh@...e.de Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] misc: use a proper range for minor number dynamic allocation > > The proposed solution uses the not yet reserved range from 64 to 127. If > > more devices are needed, we may push 64 to 16. > > > > Again, why not push these up above 256? misc was always intended for one off devices not something creating 40 or 50 misc entries. DLM should be moved out of misc IMHO, or 256+ used for misc "ranges" such as DLM. Pushing the existing stuff above minor 256 risks breaking some old setups -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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