From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Minor numbers
Date: 14 May 2001 09:02:36 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <9dovis$epg$1@cesium.transmeta.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200105141302.PAA14005@cave.bitwizard.nl> <E14zJmj-0000p3-00@the-village.bc.nu>
Followup to: <E14zJmj-0000p3-00@the-village.bc.nu>
By author: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> > > 20:12 is more common
> >
> > Which is major, which is minor?
>
> 20bit major
>
Surely you're jesting?
12 bit major, 20 bit minor is the only logical split. The need for
minors (think individual disks) is much greater than the need for
majors.
-hpa
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-05-14 16:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-05-14 1:28 Minor numbers Alex Q Chen
2001-05-14 8:22 ` Alan Cox
2001-05-14 13:02 ` Rogier Wolff
2001-05-14 14:57 ` Alan Cox
2001-05-14 16:02 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2001-05-14 17:13 ` Joel Becker
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2001-05-14 16:53 Andries.Brouwer
2001-05-14 16:57 ` Alan Cox
2001-05-14 17:05 Andries.Brouwer
2001-05-14 17:04 ` Alan Cox
2001-05-14 18:09 Andries.Brouwer
2001-05-14 20:06 ` Alan Cox
2001-05-14 21:05 Andries.Brouwer
2002-11-01 15:40 Minor Numbers sah
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