On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 07:39:32PM +0200, Oliver Endriss wrote: > ... > > The new offical major number is 212. I've changed the sources > > for dvb-kernel (dvbdev.h and MAKEDEV-DVB.sh). People who > > don't use devfs will have to recreate their devices. > > Argh, this will cause a lot of trouble!!! > > Imho it would be better to use 250 for all API-3 drivers, > and switch to 212 for API-4. > IMHO, this is the best solution to avoid a lot of confusion. API-4 will need many changes to softwares, so a new major shouldn't be too difficult to do at the same time. That way, the big confusion will be only once.
Wolfgang
