From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 14 May 2001 12:02:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 14 May 2001 12:02:50 -0400 Received: from neon-gw.transmeta.com ([209.10.217.66]:26377 "EHLO neon-gw.transmeta.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 14 May 2001 12:02:41 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: Minor numbers Date: 14 May 2001 09:02:36 -0700 Organization: Transmeta Corporation, Santa Clara CA Message-ID: <9dovis$epg$1@cesium.transmeta.com> In-Reply-To: <200105141302.PAA14005@cave.bitwizard.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Disclaimer: Not speaking for Transmeta in any way, shape, or form. Copyright: Copyright 2001 H. Peter Anvin - All Rights Reserved Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Followup to: By author: Alan Cox 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 -- at work, in private! "Unix gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot." http://www.zytor.com/~hpa/puzzle.txt