On Mon, 3 Apr 2000, Bryan Meredith wrote:
> Chris Emerson wrote:
>
> > Is there a general consensus about what to apply for? There hasn't
> > been any discussion on the topic for a few days.
> >
> > It sounds to me like we want a single char minor device for
> > /dev/plex86. Now's the time to disagree - we don't want to have to
> > change later if we can help it. Agreements also welcome, of course.
> > :-)
>
> Why not just leave it dynamic???
Because that's really only a hack to use while developing. Having
your own assigned number (major or minor) is how things are done. If
nothing else, you don't really want to have to recreate /dev/plex86
every time you load the module.
Chris
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