> > wanted to abolish minor numbers all together, I could get an unlimited > > number of devices, but this tiny little patch does not do that, nor > > attempt to do that. It is working within today's system. > > What I do question is whether it is worth the trouble. > You get a lot of trouble, like a completly new, unproven, > supporting infrastructure for relatively little gain.
You cannot abolish device numbering, even with devfs. The unix system world is built around returning dev_t values in a variety of syscalls, and with uniqueness requirements. 2.5 is slowly heading to the point where dev_t can become 32bit at which point the problems all go away _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
