Re: HEADSUP: linux dev_t emulation

From: Poul-Henning Kamp (phk_at_phk.freebsd.dk)
Date: 03/11/05

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    To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:21:56 +0100

    In message <20050310222652.GA31757@infradead.org>, Christoph Hellwig writes:
    >On Thu, Mar 10, 2005 at 10:11:44PM +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
    >>
    >> Linux has only 8 bit major + 8 bit minor dev_t.
    >
    >Not true anymore. Current Linux has 12bit major and 20bit minor.

    Well, that doesn't change the situation: the linuxolator has a task
    to learn. 

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