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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, aviro@www.linux.org.uk,
	axboe@suse.de, nigel@suspend2.net
Subject: Re: Sparse minor space in ub
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:09:29 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060616230929.GB31626@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060614235404.31b70e00.zaitcev@redhat.com>

On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 at 11:54:04PM -0700, Pete Zaitcev wrote:
> --- linux-2.6.17-rc5/Documentation/devices.txt	2006-05-25 14:02:59.000000000 -0700
> +++ linux-2.6.17-rc5-lem/Documentation/devices.txt	2006-05-25 15:45:34.000000000 -0700
> @@ -2552,10 +2552,10 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
>  		 66 = /dev/usb/cpad0	Synaptics cPad (mouse/LCD)
>  
>  180 block	USB block devices
> -		0 = /dev/uba		First USB block device
> -		8 = /dev/ubb		Second USB block device
> -		16 = /dev/ubc		Thrid USB block device
> -		...
> +		  0 = /dev/uba		First USB block device
> +		 16 = /dev/ubb		Second USB block device
> +		 32 = /dev/ubc		Third USB block device
> +		    ...

I don't think that distros that have a static /dev will like this change
at all :(

Anyway to put the extra partitions some where else in the minor range?

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2006-06-16 23:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-06-15  6:54 Sparse minor space in ub Pete Zaitcev
2006-06-16 23:09 ` Greg KH [this message]
2006-06-17  0:39   ` Pete Zaitcev
2006-06-17  9:32   ` Jan Engelhardt
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-06-18 19:33 Hans A Eide

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