Re: 2.4 To Pending Device Number Registrants

Alan Cox
2001-05-15T08:58:01Z

> So I would think that this block of new major number allocations holds for
> 2.5 and not 2.4. Also, if I'm correct, 2.4 won't be needing a lot of new
> major numbers anyhow.

I wouldnt bet on that. Going to a 32bit dev_t internally without user space
noticing would keep it seems to be quite doable if we have to. Right now doesnt
worry me, in 2 years time when 2.6 is approaching release the picture might
have changed a fair bit